UNSPSC 50535827: Dried non GMO elephant heart plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO elephant heart 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 50535827 Dried non-GMO elephant heart plums, a Commodity code, nominally addresses a single dried-fruit product line but shows minimal direct solicitation activity tied specifically to this item. Recent state and local opportunities tagged under related food-procurement codes reveal that school districts, county health agencies, and state nutrition programs buy dried fruits as part of broader fresh and processed produce contracts for child nutrition, senior meals, and institutional food service. The actual procurement activity spans aggregate grocery, produce, and food-service categories rather than single-commodity dried-plum purchases. School districts and county boards of education dominate the issuing-body mix, supported by state health departments and county social-services agencies managing congregate and home-delivered meal programs.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Sunbelt states, with recent solicitations posted by Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), the Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners (Florida), and the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut). The Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery IFB (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) spans over 1,100 line items including dried fruits under the National School Lunch Program with 51 percent Buy American agricultural content requirements and firm pricing through June 30, 2027. The Hancock County Schools fresh-produce IFB (PE67080NONST2027000000013, due June 26, 2026) covers 200-plus produce line items for the 2026–27 school year. The Hillsborough County ITB for senior meal services (ITB2600289, due June 25, 2026) represents $17.8 million over three years for congregate and home-delivered nutrition. The code itself shows little independent procurement activity; dried elephant heart plums appear only incidentally within larger food-category buys, not as standalone line items.