UNSPSC 50535449: Dried non GMO summer bartlett pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO summer 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 50535449 Dried non-GMO summer Bartlett pears is a Commodity code that nominally covers a specific dried fruit product, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged under it reflect a much broader scope: school districts, county commissions, and state agencies are purchasing general grocery items, fresh produce, and meal services rather than dried pears specifically. The code shows a mismatch between its nominal scope and actual procurement activity. State and local issuing bodies using this code include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county governments (Hillsborough County Commission), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state departments (Georgia). Recent solicitations span child nutrition programs, senior meal services, fresh produce supply for school lunch programs, and general food and consumable products for state-supported facilities, with Buy American provisions and National School Lunch Program compliance requirements standard across school district opportunities.

Geographic activity is centered in the South and Mid-Atlantic, with recent opportunities from Connecticut (Bridgeport), Texas (El Paso), Georgia (statewide), Florida (Hillsborough County), and Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier). Representative recent solicitations include the Bridgeport Board of Education's IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items with a June 30, 2026 due date and the Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning 200 line items with a June 26, 2026 due date; both require 51 percent domestic agricultural content and firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges. The Hillsborough County Commission's ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services, due June 25, 2026, carries an estimated contract value of $17.8 million over three years and requires bidders to be licensed Florida Department of Elderly Affairs caterers. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026, cited $1.5 million in prior-period historical value. Given the code's nominal scope versus actual procurement mismatch, vendors pursuing opportunities under this code should verify that their product or service aligns with the specific school nutrition, senior meal, or institutional food service requirements each solicitation names, rather than relying on the dried-pear commodity descriptor.