UNSPSC 50535801: Dried non GMO amber jewel plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO amber jewel plums 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 50535801 Dried non-GMO amber jewel plums, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product category that sees minimal direct procurement activity in recent state and local solicitations; the opportunities tagged under this code reflect broader school nutrition and institutional food service contracting where dried fruit items appear as line items within expansive grocery, fresh produce, or food supply agreements rather than as standalone commodities. State and local buyers—primarily school districts, county boards of education, and municipal departments—procure dried plums alongside hundreds of other food products under master grocery contracts, fresh produce bids, and child nutrition supply agreements. The solicitations show school nutrition programs as the dominant buyer segment, with procurement flowing through individual district food service authorities, county education boards, and cooperative purchasing vehicles that aggregate demand across multiple school systems.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Connecticut, with secondary representation in Texas, Florida, Mississippi, and Virginia. Representative recent opportunities include the Bulloch County Board of Education's comprehensive school nutrition grocery bid (IFB #043025, due May 4, 2026) spanning multiple food categories across 14 school delivery sites; Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce solicitation (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) requesting over 200 line items of produce; and the Douglas County School System's food supply and distribution RFP (RFP 26-003, due February 18, 2026) seeking a main-line distributor to supply approximately 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools with an estimated annual expenditure of $9,000,000. The City of Bridgeport's grocery items solicitation (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) for the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services spans over 1,100 line items, including dried fruits, with Buy American requirements mandating 51% domestic agricultural content. Dried plums would likely appear as a minor line item across these broader solicitations rather than command standalone purchasing contracts; vendors pursuing this Commodity code should view it as part of a larger food service master distribution strategy rather than a standalone product opportunity.