UNSPSC 50535819: Dried non GMO casselman plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO casselman 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 50535819 Dried non-GMO Casselman plums, a Commodity code, does not reflect the actual scope of state and local procurement activity indexed under it. The recent opportunities tagged to this code show no purchases of dried Casselman plums or any dried plums at all. Instead, the opportunities span comprehensive school nutrition procurement—fresh produce, packaged grocery items, meal preparation and delivery services, and food supply distribution—across school districts, state health agencies, county commissioners, and municipal governments. The code appears to be a misclassification artifact; state and local buyers are purchasing bulk food commodities for child nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food service operations, not specialty dried fruit items at a granular level.

State and local procurement under this code family (when properly classified) involves school districts, county boards of education, city purchasing departments, state health and human services commissions, and county commissioners procuring food products for the National School Lunch Program, Summer Food Service Program, Senior Meals Program, and general institutional food service. Representative recent activity includes Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) issuing IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens, with bids due April 27, 2026; the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Connecticut) issuing ITB BNB052266 for over 1,100 line items of grocery items for school nutrition, with bids due June 30, 2026; and the Douglas County School System (Georgia) issuing RFP SN 26-003 for food supply and distribution services supporting 32 schools at an estimated annual value of approximately $9,000,000, with sealed proposals due February 18, 2026. Pricing is typically firm fixed with all freight and delivery included; Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content are standard; and contracts run July-to-June fiscal years with renewal options. Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Virginia, Texas, and Mississippi, with no reported opportunities for the specific Casselman plum commodity.