UNSPSC 50535700: Dried non GMO plucots

The type of non GMO fruit known as non GMO plucots 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 50535700 Dried non-GMO plucots (Class) does not align with the recent state and local solicitation activity tagged under this code. The most recent opportunities posted under 50535700 are broad grocery and food-service procurement initiatives — a multi-item breakfast, lunch, and snack supply contract for a school district food service operation, a statewide institutional food and consumable products bid, fresh produce for school nutrition programs, senior meal preparation and delivery services, packaged meal boxes for a summer food service program, and general food, supplies, and kitchen products. These solicitations span fresh produce, processed grocery items, prepared meals, and food-service supplies, none of which are specifically dried plucots or dried fruit commodities matching the code's nominal scope.

State and local issuing bodies pursuing food-related procurement under this code include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county governments and boards (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and municipal procurement offices. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items with an electronic bid due June 30, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026, with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million; Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce across 200+ line items, 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. Recent activity concentrates in Florida, Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, and Mississippi. The code shows little activity specific to dried plucots or dried-fruit commodities; procurement offices appear to be using this code as a catch-all for broader food-service supply categories that do not fit the commodity's specific definition.