UNSPSC 50535808: Dried non GMO beach plum

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO beach plum 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 50535808 Dried non-GMO beach plum, a Commodity code, does not align with the recent state and local solicitation activity in the source. The code's nominal scope — specialty dried fruit — appears unrelated to what state and local procurement offices are actually buying under the tagged opportunities, which overwhelmingly focus on broad grocery supply, fresh produce, meal preparation and delivery services, and school nutrition programs. Of the fourteen recent opportunities cross-referenced with this code, none specifically solicit dried beach plum or similar specialty preserved fruit items; instead, they target mainstream food categories including fresh vegetables, eggs, proteins, grains, dairy, beverages, condiments, and prepared meals delivered to schools, senior centers, and state facilities. The issuing bodies span school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Meriden Public Schools, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Douglas County School System), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), municipalities (City of Dallas, City of Meriden), a state health agency (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and a state education procurement vehicle (State of Georgia), with activity concentrated in Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia.

The code shows little relevant recent activity for dried non-GMO beach plum procurement. Representative solicitations under this code include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) spanning 76 grocery line items for 45 schools; the Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery items RFP (Solicitation BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) with over 1,100 line items supporting the National School Lunch Program; Meriden Public Schools' commercial groceries and USDA Foods RFP (RFP02641, due February 25, 2026) valued at approximately $3.1 million for the 2026-2027 school year; and Douglas County School System's food supply and distribution RFP (SN26-003, due February 18, 2026) with estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9 million serving 25,500 students. The systematic mismatch between the code's product definition and the solicitation scope suggests either a tagging error in the source data or that dried beach plum does not represent a significant procurement category in state and local food service contracting at this time.