UNSPSC 50535452: Dried non GMO sunsprite pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO sunsprite 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 50535452 Dried non GMO sunsprite pears is a Commodity code nominally for a specific dried-fruit product, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code do not reflect purchases of dried pears or dried fruit at all. Instead, the solicitations cover broad food-service procurement: grocery items for school lunch programs, fresh produce for school nutrition, senior meal preparation and delivery services, food and consumable products for state institutional facilities, and packaged meal boxes for summer food service programs. The issuing bodies span school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state procurement offices (Georgia). These jurisdictions are soliciting through RFP, RFQ, IFB, and ITB notice types with firm fixed pricing, Buy American requirements where applicable (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products), HACCP certification, liability insurance, and compliance with federal child nutrition or senior meal program standards.

The recent activity spans Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi, with contract values ranging from an estimated $1.5 million historical spend at a Texas state facility to $17.8 million over three years for Hillsborough County senior meal services. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport's June 2026 IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items for school lunch (due June 30, 2026, through OpenGov e-Procurement with Net 45 payment terms and mandatory blind testing), Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce IFB for over 200 line items across multiple produce categories (due June 26, 2026, with firm pricing and transportation to three school sites), and Hillsborough County's June 2026 ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services specifying licensed caterers on the Florida Department of Elderly Affairs Adult Care Food Program Caterer List (due June 25, 2026, estimated value $17.8 million over three years). The code shows little relevance to dried sunsprite pears specifically; the mismatch between the code name and actual procurement activity suggests either a taxonomic misclassification in the issuing systems or that this code is not the intended vehicle for dried-fruit opportunities in state and local markets.