UNSPSC 50535448: Dried non GMO stark crimson pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO stark 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 50535448 Dried non GMO stark crimson pears is a Commodity code that nominally designates a single produce line item, but recent state and local solicitations tagged with this code show little activity directly matching the product specification. The code appears in a school nutrition procurement environment where state and local governments buy fresh and processed produce for K-12 meal service, senior nutrition programs, and institutional food service at state facilities. However, the recent opportunities on record—spanning school district grocery buys, state-level produce contracts, and senior meal services—focus on broad fresh produce categories (apples, berries, root vegetables, leafy greens, citrus) and comprehensive food supply agreements rather than dried pear products specifically. The issuing bodies include school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Hancock County Board of Education, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Douglas County School System, Meriden Public Schools), state agencies (Georgia, Texas Health and Human Services Commission), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), cities (Bridgeport, Dallas), and multi-district cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative). The sourcing pattern reflects decentralized procurement across education and human services sectors.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Texas, Mississippi, and Virginia. Representative solicitations include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) spanning 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens with weekly delivery; Hancock County Board of Education's Fresh Produce solicitation (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) covering over 200 produce line items with delivery to three school sites; the City of Bridgeport's Grocery Items bid (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) supporting the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services with over 1,100 line items including fresh and frozen produce; and Douglas County School System's fresh produce and eggs RFP (SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026) through the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 districts with estimated spending of $5.5 million. Buy American requirements mandating 51 percent domestic agricultural content and USDA compliance appear consistently. The opportunities focus on volume commodity sourcing—bulk fresh produce, frozen vegetables, fruits, and eggs—rather than specialty dried items, suggesting this code may be misaligned with actual procurement activity or represents a low-volume category within broader produce contracts.