UNSPSC 50535418: Dried non GMO forelle pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO forelle pears that have been dried for preservation. This means that they are produced without the use of methods that genetically modify organisms by means that are not possible under natural conditions. Such methods include cell fusion, microencapsulation and macro-encapsulation, and recombinant DNA technology (including gene deletion, gene doubling, introducing a foreign gene, and changing the positions of genes when achieved by recombinant DNA technology).

Traditional methods of breeding, conjugation, fermentation, hybridization, in vitro fertilization, or tissue culture are considered to be non-GMO.

UNSPSC 50535418 Dried non-GMO Forelle pears is a Commodity code that encompasses single dried-fruit products procured by state and local governments as line items within broader food-service contracts, though the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations specifically requesting dried pears by name or in isolation. The code sits within a larger ecosystem of school nutrition, institutional food service, and senior meal programs where dried and fresh produce feature alongside proteins, grains, condiments, and prepared foods. State and local buyers—primarily school districts and public health agencies—source dried fruits as part of compliance with the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards and National School Lunch Program requirements, where dried fruit items appear as breakfast components, snacks, or meal-line offerings. Issuing bodies include school boards of education (elementary, middle, and high school systems), state health and human services departments, and county commissioners managing senior nutrition programs. The recent opportunities block shows no isolated RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB for dried pears; instead, the code reflects sourcing as a subcomponent of much larger aggregated food contracts where individual commodities are bid as line-item quantities within specification sheets.

Recent activity spans Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida. The Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) issued an IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items due June 30, 2026, with dried and fresh produce embedded in the fruit category; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued an IFB for food and consumables for the El Paso State Supported Living Center due July 13, 2026, with a prior-period value of $1.5 million; Hancock County Schools (Georgia) issued an IFB for fresh produce due June 26, 2026, covering over 200 line items of fresh apple, berry, and vegetable varieties; Hillsborough County (Florida) issued an ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services due June 25, 2026, valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years; and the Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) issued a bid for Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program packaged 7-day meal boxes due April 29, 2026. No recent opportunity names dried pears explicitly, and the code shows no standalone procurement activity; dried-fruit sourcing occurs within the context of larger institutional food contracts where individual items are specified by case size, unit count, and nutrition compliance rather than as discrete commodity solicitations.