UNSPSC 50535822: Dried non GMO dolly plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO dolly 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 50535822 Dried non-GMO dolly plums, a Commodity code, does not map to the state and local procurement activity shown in recent solicitations. The six most recent opportunities posted under or near this code span school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food procurement — all sourcing fresh produce, packaged meals, and broad grocery assortments, not dried specialty fruit products. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases solicited over 1,100 grocery line items for the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services; Hancock County Board of Education sought fresh produce across 200+ line items including apples, berries, and root vegetables; the State of Georgia and Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued food and kitchen product RFPs; Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners requested senior meal preparation and delivery services; and Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi bid packaged meal boxes for the Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program. None of these opportunities reference dried dolly plums or specialty dried fruit as a discrete line item or procurement focus. The issuing bodies are school districts, county governments, state agencies, and a municipal purchasing office across Connecticut, Georgia, Texas, Florida, and Mississippi — a mix typical of school nutrition and institutional food service procurement — but the actual commodities being sourced do not align with the UNSPSC code's nominal scope.

The source provides no evidence of recent state or local procurement activity specifically targeting dried non-GMO dolly plums or comparable specialty dried fruit products. If vendors are pursuing this code, they should verify the UNSPSC categorization with issuing bodies before bid preparation, as the code does not appear to reflect current solicitation patterns in state and local school nutrition or institutional food service contracting.