UNSPSC 50535458: Dried non GMO williams bon chretien pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO williams bon chretien 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 50535458 Dried non-GMO williams bon chrétien pears is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local procurement activity tagged to this code does not reflect dried pear procurement. Instead, the opportunities show school districts, county health agencies, and municipal governments sourcing comprehensive fresh and processed food products — fresh produce, groceries, meal services, and related food-service supplies — through master contracts and annual term agreements. The code's nominal scope (a single specialty fruit product) does not align with the actual buying pattern, which centers on bulk food procurement for K-12 nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food operations. State and local buyers use consolidated grocery and produce solicitations to streamline vendor management across hundreds of line items and multiple school sites rather than itemizing individual dried fruit products.

Recent opportunities span school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Meriden Public Schools, Bridgeport Board of Education, Douglas County School System, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county and state health agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners for senior meal services), and municipal purchasing departments (City of Bridgeport, City of Dallas) across Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education issued IFB BNB052266 on June 30, 2026, for over 1,100 line items of grocery items with National School Lunch Program compliance and Buy American requirements; Fairfax County Public Schools released IFB 2000004323 on April 27, 2026, for master grocery K-12 supply to 45 schools; Douglas County School System issued RFP 26-003 on February 18, 2026, for food supply and distribution across 32 schools serving approximately 25,500 students with an estimated annual value of approximately $9,000,000. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued ITB 26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery with an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90. These solicitations emphasize firm fixed pricing, Buy American compliance, HACCP food safety programs, nutritional standards alignment with the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act and federal regulations, and emergency 24-to-48-hour delivery capability. The code currently shows minimal relevance to specialty dried fruit procurement in state and local government contracting.