UNSPSC 50535434: Dried non GMO paraiso pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO paraiso 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 50535434 Dried non-GMO paraiso pears, a Commodity code, sees minimal relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific dried fruit product, but the most recent opportunities tagged under it reflect broad school nutrition and institutional food service procurement rather than dried pear procurement specifically. School districts, counties, and municipal nutrition programs are the primary issuing bodies, sourcing comprehensive fresh and processed grocery portfolios that include produce, proteins, dairy, and prepared items to meet Child Nutrition Act compliance and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases procuring over 1,100 line items of grocery products for the Bridgeport Board of Education with an electronic bid deadline of June 30, 2026 under IFB format, and Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia requesting bids on fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with a response deadline of June 26, 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission, through an IFB, sought food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period reference value of $1.5 million and a response deadline of July 13, 2026.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast, particularly Georgia and Florida, with material secondary activity in Connecticut, Texas, Mississippi, and Virginia. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools in Georgia, Bulloch County Board of Education in Georgia, Douglas County School System in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi), municipal school departments (Bridgeport Public Schools in Connecticut and Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut), county commissions (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), and state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission). School nutrition programs dominate the activity, with contracts typically spanning July 1 to June 30 and requiring Buy American compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), HACCP plans, product formulation statements, and commercial general liability insurance between $500,000 and $2,000,000. The code shows no meaningful concentration in dried paraiso pears specifically; vendors pursuing this taxonomy should treat it as a cross-category tagging artifact and instead target school district fresh-and-processed produce RFPs and county nutrition service solicitations where dried fruits appear as line items within broader grocery portfolios.