UNSPSC 50535460: Dried non GMO winter nelis pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO winter nelis 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 50535460 Dried non-GMO winter nelis pears, a Commodity code, describes a single produce product line. State and local government procurement under this code spans school districts, county health and human services agencies, and municipalities that buy food and consumable products for nutrition programs, institutional food service, senior meal delivery, and related operations. The code's nominal scope — a specific dried pear variety — rarely appears in isolation; recent solicitations tag broad grocery and produce categories under it, suggesting either administrative classification at higher tiers or that purchasing offices apply the code to parent food-commodity families rather than tracking individual produce SKUs. The actual buying activity centers on school nutrition programs operating under the National School Lunch Program and Buy American Provision requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), institutional food service for state-supported living centers and senior meal programs, and consolidated procurement of fresh and processed produce alongside other food and consumable products.

Geographic activity clusters in the Southeast and Southwest. Issuing bodies include Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia (fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year, IFB due June 26, 2026); Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi (Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program packaged meal boxes, bids due April 29, 2026); the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases for the Bridgeport Board of Education (over 1,100 line-item grocery contract with delivery July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, bids due June 30, 2026); the State of Georgia (food, supplies, and kitchen products, due June 22, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (food and consumable products, IFB due July 13, 2026, estimated prior-period value $1.5 million); and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida (senior meal preparation and delivery, estimated $17.8 million over three years, bids due June 25, 2026). School districts and state health agencies dominate recent posting activity, with contracts typically running July-to-June fiscal years and firm fixed pricing subject to CPI adjustments or documented market-change requests.