UNSPSC 50535813: Dried non GMO black giant plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO black giant 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 50535813 Dried non-GMO black giant plums is a Commodity code that nominally names a single dried-fruit product line, but state and local procurement activity under this code shows no recent opportunities for dried plums themselves. The recent solicitations tagged to this code span broad school nutrition and senior meal programs — grocery supply, fresh produce, boxed meals, and meal preparation and delivery services — none of which center on or specifically call for dried plums as a line item. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited suggests this code either sees minimal direct application in state and local procurement or is applied inconsistently to catch-all food-service categories that do not align with the specific commodity named.

Geographic activity across the records spans Georgia (Douglas County School System, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, State of Georgia), Florida (Hillsborough County), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools, City of Bridgeport), Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, City of Dallas), Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools), and Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District). School districts dominate the issuing bodies, with sporadic state-level and county government procurement. Representative recent opportunities include Meriden Public Schools' RFP for commercial groceries and USDA Foods (due February 25, 2026, anticipated contract value $3.1 million), Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts (due March 4, 2026, estimated $4.4 million Area One and $1.1 million Area Two), and Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB for Master Grocery K-12 (due April 27, 2026). The code appears better suited to broader grocery-supply categories than to dried-plum procurement specifically, and vendors pursuing opportunities under this code should verify the actual product requirements in each solicitation rather than assuming alignment with the commodity name.