UNSPSC 50535430: Dried non GMO mountain bartlett pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO mountain bartlett 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 50535430 Dried non-GMO mountain Bartlett pears, a Commodity code, does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The most recent opportunities solicited under this code span broad grocery supply, fresh produce, food service, and meal delivery across school districts, county governments, and state agencies—categories substantially wider than dried specialty pears. The City of Bridgeport's June 2026 IFB for 1,100+ grocery line items for school lunch, Hancock County's fresh-produce bid spanning apples, berries, vegetables, and citrus, and Fairfax County's master grocery contract covering multiple food categories all represent the actual scope of work state and local bodies are funding under this code. Dried pear procurement does not appear in any of the recent solicitations; instead, issuers are buying fresh produce, processed grocery staples, and complete food service solutions.

The issuing-body mix reflects school districts and county boards of education as the dominant buyers—Bridgeport, Hancock County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, Meriden, and Douglas County schools posted produce or grocery bids between January and June 2026—alongside state procurement offices (Georgia, Texas Health and Human Services), county commissioners (Hillsborough County, Florida), and municipal food service programs (City of Dallas). Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Virginia, Mississippi, and Texas. A representative sample includes Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 fresh-produce IFB (due June 26) spanning 200+ line items across multiple fruit and vegetable categories delivered to three school sites, and Fairfax County Public Schools' April 2026 master-grocery IFB (due April 27) for direct delivery to 45 schools plus distribution kitchens under a July 2026–June 2027 term contract. The code's actual activity reflects commodity-level food procurement at scale for institutional feeding, not specialty dried-fruit sourcing.