UNSPSC 50535821: Dried non GMO damson plum

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO damson 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 50535821 Dried non GMO damson plum is a Commodity code covering preserved plum products for institutional food service, but the recent solicitations tagged under this code show minimal activity directly aligned with dried damson plums. Instead, state and local buyers—primarily school districts and county governments—are procuring broad categories of food and consumables for nutrition programs, meal services, and institutional feeding operations. The actual purchasing under the code appears fragmented across fresh produce, packaged meal boxes, generic grocery items with nutritional compliance, and senior meal services, where any dried plums would represent a minor line item within much larger food-service contracts rather than a focused commodity procurement. Issuing bodies include city school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state procurement offices (Georgia). Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic agricultural content (typically 51 percent) and compliance with the National School Lunch Program, the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards, and HACCP food safety protocols are standard across the solicitations.

Recent opportunities span Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, and Florida. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued IFB BNB052266 on June 30, 2026, soliciting over 1,100 line items of grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services with a contract term of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, and delivery to a central warehouse and designated school sites. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026 (responses due July 13, 2026), for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical monetary value of $1.5 million for the prior period. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026 (responses due June 26, 2026), for over 200 line items of fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year with delivery to three school sites. The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida issued ITB-26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services (bids due June 25, 2026) with an estimated contract value of $17,832,659.90 over three years. None of the recent opportunities isolates dried damson plums as a primary procurement focus; the code's utility for business development in state and local procurement appears limited to participation as a minor ingredient or line item within larger food-service bundles.