UNSPSC 50535447: Dried non GMO star crimson pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO star crimson 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 50535447 Dried non-GMO star crimson pears is a Commodity code that nominally names a single dried-fruit product line, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under it reflect a much broader scope: school districts, counties, and state agencies are soliciting grocery items, fresh produce, food-service supplies, and meal-preparation contracts that span hundreds of line items across produce varieties, proteins, dairy, frozen goods, and prepared meals. The work being bought includes competitive bid solicitations for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, state-facility food supply, and summer food-service packages — all subject to Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic agricultural content, HACCP compliance, nutrition standards under federal programs like the National School Lunch Program, and delivery to multiple designated sites on firm fixed pricing. Issuing bodies include city school boards, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and county commissioners' offices across multiple states.

Recent opportunities span Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases solicited grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education (IFB BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) covering over 1,100 line items with 51 percent domestic agricultural content required and delivery to central warehouse and school sites. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia posted a fresh-produce IFB for school year 2026-27 (due June 26, 2026) spanning over 200 line items of produce varieties with delivery to three school locations and firm pricing through June 30, 2027. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted an IFB for food and consumable products to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) with a historical contract value of $1.5 million for the prior period. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida solicited senior meal preparation and delivery services (ITB-26-00289, due June 25, 2026) with an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90 and mandatory Florida Department of Elderly Affairs caterer-list qualification. The Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi bid packaged seven-day meal boxes for the summer food-service program (due April 29, 2026).