UNSPSC 50535702: Dried non GMO blue gusto plucot

The variety of non GMO plucots known as non GMO blue gusto plucot that has 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 50535702 Dried non-GMO blue gusto plucot is a Commodity code that does not align with the scope of recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific dried fruit product, yet the recent solicitations tagged under this code focus overwhelmingly on broad food service procurement — school nutrition programs, senior meal delivery, institutional food supply, and cafeteria operations — rather than specialty dried produce items. State and local governments soliciting under this code are school districts, county boards of education, city purchasing departments on behalf of schools, county health and human services agencies, and municipalities, with examples including Bridgeport Public Schools (Connecticut), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Douglas County School System (Georgia), Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi), Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut), Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. The mismatch suggests the code assignment may reflect a data-entry or classification error rather than genuine procurement demand for the specific commodity named.

The geographic footprint spans the Southeast (Georgia, Florida, Mississippi), Mid-Atlantic (Connecticut, Virginia), Texas, and scattered other states, with Georgia school districts appearing repeatedly across multiple recent opportunities. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases seeking grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education Food & Nutrition Services Department (IFB, June 30, 2026 due date) covering 1,100 line items across breakfast, frozen products, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and meat with Buy American provisions; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting food and consumable products for the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0017449, July 13, 2026 due date) with a prior-period value of $1.5 million; Hancock County Board of Education seeking fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year (IFB, June 26, 2026 due date) across 200 line items including apples, berries, vegetables, and melons; and Douglas County School System issuing RFP SN 26-003 for food supply and distribution services to supply 32,000 meals daily with an estimated annual spend of $9,000,000. Procurement activity is steady and consistent across school nutrition programs, with no sign of slowdown or contraction in the market.