UNSPSC 50535443: Dried non GMO ruby red pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO ruby red 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 50535443 Dried non GMO ruby red pears is a Commodity code representing a narrow product line, yet the recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code do not consistently reflect dried pears. State and local governments buying under this code are procuring broadly scoped grocery and food-service supplies — fresh produce, packaged meals, senior dining, and school nutrition programs — rather than the specific dried-pear commodity the code nominally describes. The issuing bodies span school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Bridgeport Board of Education), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), county commissioners (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), and state procurement offices (State of Georgia). School districts and county nutrition programs dominate the recent activity, driven by National School Lunch Program requirements and Buy American provisions mandating minimum domestic agricultural content.

Recent opportunities cluster in the Southeast and South. Hancock County Board of Education posted an IFB for fresh produce spanning multiple fruit and vegetable lines for school year 2026-27 with a June 26, 2026 due date; the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases posted an IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted an IFB for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (HHS0017449, due July 11, 2026); and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners posted an ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services estimated at $17.8 million over three years (ITB-26-00289, due June 25, 2026). A Pascagoula-Gautier School District bid for Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program packaged meal boxes closed April 29, 2026. The code shows little activity specifically targeting dried non-GMO ruby red pears as a standalone line item; procurement under this code appears misaligned with the commodity's nominal specification.