UNSPSC 50535818: Dried non GMO carlsbad plum

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO carlsbad 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 50535818 Dried non-GMO Carlsbad plum is a Commodity code that nominally describes a single dried fruit product, but the recent state and local procurement record shows little activity directly aligned with purchasing dried plums as a distinct line item. The fourteen recent opportunities posted between January and June 2026 span school nutrition programs, senior meal services, state-supported living facilities, and municipal catering, with scopes ranging across comprehensive grocery supply (over 1,100 line items), fresh produce (72 items), and prepared meals. While some solicitations reference dried fruits or plum-adjacent categories within broader food commodity baskets—notably the Bridgeport Board of Education's 1,100-line-item grocery RFP and Bulloch County's comprehensive school nutrition procurement—none isolate dried non-GMO Carlsbad plums as a primary or standalone purchasing focus. The code appears to be a hyper-specific commodity designation that does not map cleanly to the actual buying patterns in state and local school nutrition, county human services, or municipal meal procurement at present.

Issuing bodies active under related food-procurement codes include school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Meriden Public Schools, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Bulloch County Board of Education, Douglas County School System, Hancock County Board of Education), county commissions (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), cities (Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases, City of Dallas), and regional cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative spanning 30 Georgia school districts). Geographic activity clusters in Florida, Georgia, Connecticut, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia. Representative recent opportunities include the Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery solicitation (RFP BNB052266, due June 30, 2026, covering 1,100+ items with 51% Buy American requirement), the Hancock County Board of Education fresh produce IFB (due June 26, 2026, over 200 line items), and the Douglas County School System's food supply RFP (due February 18, 2026, estimated $9 million annually). No posted opportunities in the dataset explicitly solicit dried plums as a distinctive product line, and the code shows insufficient recent activity to warrant pursuit under its narrow commodity scope.