UNSPSC 50535828: Dried non GMO emerald beaut plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO emerald beaut 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 50535828, Dried non GMO emerald beaut plums, is a Commodity code that captures state and local government procurement of specialty dried fruit products for institutional food service and child nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show this code sits within a much broader procurement landscape of fresh and processed produce, packaged foods, and meal services. State and local buyers—school districts, county health and human services agencies, and municipal nutrition departments—source dried plums alongside hundreds of other produce and grocery items to meet federal nutrition standards, including the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act requirements and Buy American provisions that typically mandate 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products. The code reflects purchasing of a commodity that appears as one line item among extensive produce catalogs rather than as a standalone procurement driver; the recent opportunities show boards of education and state agencies sourcing produce through consolidated grocery or fresh-produce RFQs and IFBs rather than through single-commodity solicitations.

Recent activity spans school districts in Connecticut, Georgia, and Mississippi, Texas health and human services facilities, and Hillsborough County's senior meal services program in Florida. The Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery RFQ (Solicitation BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) spans over 1,100 line items including dried fruits, requiring 51 percent domestic content, Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act compliance, and delivery to central warehouse and school sites; Hancock County Schools' fresh-produce IFB (PE67080NONST2027000000013, due June 26, 2026) itemizes over 200 produce SKUs with firm pricing and transportation prepaid to three school locations; and the State of Georgia's May 2026 food-supplies solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009, due June 22, 2026) encompasses kitchen products across unspecified scope. Dried plums as a distinct commodity do not anchor these solicitations and appear to command pricing and volume discussion only within broader meal-service or produce-contract negotiations where vendors are evaluated on full-basket cost, compliance with nutrition and Buy American mandates, and ability to maintain inventory across multiple SKUs and delivery locations.