UNSPSC 50535803: Dried non GMO aurora plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO aurora 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 50535803 Dried non-GMO aurora plums (Commodity) names a single product line, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code show little activity directly matching dried aurora plums themselves. Instead, the opportunities reveal that state and local governments are procuring food and consumable products far more broadly — breakfast items, frozen goods, fresh produce, dairy, beverages, and prepared meals — under what appears to be a mismatch between the code's narrow nominal scope and the actual purchasing activity. School districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and county commissioners are the primary issuing bodies, with nutrition and meal programs driving demand. The work spans school lunch programs subject to Buy American requirements and the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act, senior meal preparation and delivery services, state-supported living center food service, and summer food service programs. Vendors must typically meet food safety compliance (HACCP plans, health inspections, E-Verify), insurance and bonding requirements, nutritional standards, and delivery logistics to central warehouses or multiple school sites on specified schedules.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut posted an IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items for the Board of Education with a June 30, 2026 response deadline and a contract term of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited fresh produce (over 200 line items) with bids due June 26, 2026 for a July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 term; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requested food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017449 with a July 13, 2026 proposal deadline and a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million; Hillsborough County, Florida issued an ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90 and a June 25, 2026 bid deadline; and Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi solicited packaged meal boxes for the summer food program with an April 29, 2026 deadline. The code shows little evidence of dried aurora plum–specific procurement and appears misaligned with the actual commodity being bought under recent state and local opportunities.