UNSPSC 50535437: Dried non GMO red bartlett pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO red 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 50535437 Dried non-GMO red Bartlett pears, a Commodity code, does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The most recent opportunities posted under this code encompass comprehensive grocery procurement for school districts, senior meal services, state food supply operations, and child nutrition programs—including fresh produce, dairy, proteins, frozen goods, and packaged meal services—but do not isolate or specifically solicit dried Bartlett pears or similar single-item commodity lines. The code's nominal scope targets a niche agricultural product, yet the opportunities tagged to it reflect broad food-service procurement covering dozens or hundreds of line items across multiple product families.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with districts in Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools, Fairfax County, Bridgeport), Georgia (Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County), and Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier) posting IFBs and RFPs for annual school nutrition contracts running July through June. State agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia) and county-level entities (Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners in Florida) also procure under broader food supply codes. Representative opportunities include Bridgeport's June 30, 2026 IFB for over 1,100 grocery-line-item categories with Buy American compliance (51% domestic agricultural content) and mandatory nutritional labeling; Fairfax County Public Schools' April 27, 2026 IFB for Master Grocery K-12 across 45 schools with a minimum 76-item bid threshold and firm fixed-price F.O.B. destination terms; and Douglas County School System's February 18, 2026 RFP for food supply and distribution services supporting 32,000 daily meals across 32 schools with an estimated $9 million annual expenditure. The geographic concentration spans the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic (Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Virginia, Mississippi), with Texas and national-scope state operations also active. Activity on this code does not reflect purchasing demand for dried Bartlett pears as a standalone commodity.