UNSPSC 50535810: Dried non GMO black beaut plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO black beaut 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 50535810 Dried non-GMO black beauty plums, a Commodity code, does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's narrow product specification—a single dried-fruit item—appears disconnected from the actual solicitations tagged under it, which overwhelmingly procure comprehensive grocery, fresh produce, meal-preparation, and food-service contracts spanning hundreds of line items across multiple food categories rather than individual commodity inputs.

State and local governments are actively soliciting food-service contracts through school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and municipal procurement offices across the United States, but the recent opportunities posted under this code reflect broad food-supply and meal-delivery scopes that have no operational connection to dried plums. The City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) Department of Public Purchases solicited grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services under IFB BNB052266, due June 30, 2026, covering over 1,100 line items with Buy American compliance requirements and National School Lunch Program standards. Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) issued IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 supplies across 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens, due April 27, 2026. Douglas County School System (Georgia) posted RFP 26-003 for food supply and distribution services serving 32 schools with an estimated annual spend of $9 million, due February 18, 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited food and consumables for the El Paso State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026. Hillsborough County (Florida) Board of County Commissioners requested senior meal preparation and delivery services under ITB 26-00289 with an estimated three-year value of $17.8 million, due June 25, 2026. None of these solicitations include dried plums as a discrete line item or procurement focus. The mismatch between the UNSPSC code definition and actual procurement activity suggests either a classification error in the source data or that this code tier does not reflect how state and local buyers currently tag food-service opportunities.