UNSPSC 50535456: Dried non GMO tosca pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO tosca 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 50535456 Dried non-GMO tosca pears, a Commodity code, does not reflect the actual procurement activity state and local governments are conducting under this classification. The recent opportunities tagged to this code span broad school nutrition, senior meal services, and institutional food supply contracts—none of which specifically solicit dried tosca pears or dried pears of any variety. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases solicited over 1,100 line items of breakfast items, cereals, baked goods, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and meat products for the Board of Education; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requested food and consumable products for a state-supported living center; and Hancock County Board of Education sought fresh produce spanning apples, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, melons, and citrus. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being purchased suggests either miscoding at the point of solicitation or that dried non-GMO tosca pears occupy a minor line item within much larger institutional food-service contracts rather than constituting a distinct procurement focus.

Geographic activity appears concentrated in the Southeast and south-central regions: Bridgeport, Connecticut; Hancock County and Sparta, Georgia; Hillsborough County, Tampa, Florida; and Pascagoula, Mississippi all posted opportunities between April and June 2026, with Texas Health and Human Services also active in the same window. Solicitation types are predominantly IFB and ITB vehicles typical of school districts and county governments. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport's June 2026 IFB for grocery items (due June 30, 2026) requiring Buy American compliance and blind testing, Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for fresh produce (due June 26, 2026), and Hillsborough County's ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services (due June 25, 2026) valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years. No recent solicitation explicitly targets dried pears as a standalone commodity; firms treating this code as a procurement vector should verify actual line-item inclusion in active opportunities before resource allocation.