UNSPSC 50535426: Dried non GMO keiffer pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO keiffer 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 50535426 Dried non-GMO Keiffer pears, a Commodity code, captures a single-line food ingredient purchased within broader school nutrition and institutional food-service contracts rather than as a standalone commodity. State and local governments buy dried pears as components of school breakfast and lunch programs, senior meal services, and institutional food supplies, typically embedded in larger grocery or food-product solicitations that span hundreds of line items across produce, proteins, dairy, and prepared goods. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county education boards procuring for child nutrition programs under federal school lunch regulations, alongside county and state health or human services agencies buying food for congregate dining and adult care facilities. All such purchases must meet Buy American requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed products) and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, with vendors subject to HACCP compliance, state health inspections, and blind taste and specification testing.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions, with the most visible recent opportunities posted by the City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), the State of Georgia purchasing office, and the Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi). The Bridgeport Board of Education issued an IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items with a response deadline of June 30, 2026, requiring Buy American documentation and delivery to a central warehouse and school sites on a firm fixed-price basis through July 30, 2027. Hancock County Board of Education solicited fresh produce for the 2026–27 school year (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) spanning over 200 line items with delivery to three school locations and firm pricing through June 30, 2027. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center, historically valued at $1.5 million annually, with a response deadline of July 11, 2026. Hillsborough County's ITB 26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services carries an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90 and requires caterers licensed on the Florida Department of Elderly Affairs Adult Care Food Program Caterer List.