UNSPSC 50535420: Dried non GMO glou morceau pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO glou morceau 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 50535420 Dried non-GMO Glou Morceau pears (Commodity) sees minimal targeted solicitation under this specific code at the state and local level; recent opportunities tag broader grocery and fresh produce categories rather than this dried-pear commodity line specifically.

The code's nominal scope—dried non-GMO specialty pears for institutional food service—aligns with school nutrition, senior meal programs, and institutional cafeteria supply chains that dominate state and local food procurement. However, the recent opportunities block shows school districts, county boards of education, and municipal agencies soliciting grocery bundles (1,100+ line items spanning breakfast, frozen goods, produce, meats, condiments, and snacks), fresh produce assortments (60–200 line items of apples, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, and citrus), and main-line food distribution services serving tens of thousands of daily meals. These solicitations—such as Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery bid (IFB, June 30, 2026 due date) and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 (IFB, April 27, 2026 due date)—classify items broadly under fresh produce, dried goods, and prepared foods rather than isolating specialty dried-fruit commodities. Issuing bodies include large urban school districts (Fairfax County, Meriden, Bridgeport, Savannah-Chatham, Bulloch County, Douglas County), county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and county commissioners' offices seeking meal preparation and delivery. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission procurement for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB, July 11, 2026 due date) and Hillsborough County's senior meal contract ($17.8 million over three years, ITB, June 25, 2026 due date) represent larger institutional feeding operations where specialty dried fruits could be line items within broader category awards.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Douglas County School System, Bulloch County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Schools, State of Georgia produce and kitchen-products bids), Florida (Hillsborough County), Connecticut (Bridgeport, Meriden), Texas (health and human services), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier), and Virginia (Fairfax County), with ongoing state-level competitive procurement cycles. No recent solicitation explicitly names dried specialty pears or segments this commodity separately; all instances embed it within master grocery, fresh produce, or food-supply-distribution contracts awarded on total-cost-per-serving or lowest-responsive-bidder bases. Vendors pursuing this code should treat it as one line item within larger grocery and produce awards rather than as a standalone procurement opportunity.