UNSPSC 50535445: Dried non GMO seckel pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO seckel 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 50535445 Dried non-GMO Seckel pears (Commodity) represents a narrow product line within school nutrition procurement, but recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code span a much broader spectrum of food service sourcing — fresh produce, frozen goods, packaged meals, and institutional food supplies for school districts, county health agencies, and senior meal programs. The Commodity code itself names a single dried fruit item, yet the solicitations indexed under it reflect how state and local procurement systems classify multi-line-item food service contracts that may include dried pears as one line among hundreds. State and local governments actually buy food service supplies through school nutrition programs (the dominant buyer), county health and human services departments, and municipal senior meal delivery contractors. The mix of issuing bodies ranges from individual school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District) to state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia) to county commissioners (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), with school nutrition contracts appearing most frequently in recent activity.

Geographic spread of recent activity spans Texas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Connecticut, and other states, with school lunch programs concentrated in the South and rural districts. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) soliciting over 1,100 line items of grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education with electronic bids due June 30, 2026 under IFB BNB052266; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with proposals due July 11, 2026 under IFB HHS0017449; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issuing an IFB for fresh produce across over 200 line items with bids due June 26, 2026; and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) soliciting senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated contract value of $17.8 million over three years and bids due June 25, 2026 under ITB 26-00289. All school nutrition contracts enforce Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content, compliance with Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, HACCP plans, and delivery to central warehouses and individual school sites on firm-fixed or unit-rate pricing with Net 45 payment terms.