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 is a Commodity code. State and local governments buy this product as part of broader school nutrition and institutional food service contracts, where it appears as a line item within multi-hundred-unit fresh and processed produce procurement vehicles rather than as a standalone category. The code sees activity primarily through school districts procuring for the National School Lunch Program and state-administered institutional food service facilities. Recent opportunities tag dried plums within larger grocery and fresh produce solicitations that encompass breakfast items, fruits, vegetables, condiments, dairy, and meat products; the commodity itself does not appear in isolation in recent state and local postings but functions as a component of larger food-service supply agreements subject to Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed items) and nutritional compliance standards including the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act.

Geographic spread of recent activity centers on Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' solicitation (BNB052266, IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items for Bridgeport Board of Education, due June 30, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026, with historical contract value of $1.5 million), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items for the 2026-27 school year (due June 26, 2026), and the State of Georgia's solicitation for food, supplies, and other kitchen products (due June 22, 2026). School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with county and state food-service operations also present. No recent opportunities reference dried plums explicitly by commodity name in available descriptions, indicating the code may see limited direct solicitation activity separate from broader produce and grocery bundles.