UNSPSC 50535831: Dried non GMO friar plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO friar 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 50535831 Dried non GMO friar plums is a Commodity code representing a single agricultural product line, yet state and local procurement activity under this code shows limited direct relevance; the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations specifically naming dried friar plums or close friar-plum variants. Instead, the opportunities tagged to this code reflect broader food-service procurement across school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food supply contracts where dried plums may appear as a line item within comprehensive grocery or produce RFPs but are not the primary solicitation focus. The issuing bodies span school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Bulloch County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut, Douglas County School System in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi), county commissioners (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), municipal purchasing departments (City of Bridgeport in Connecticut, City of Dallas in Texas), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state procurement offices (State of Georgia). School districts dominate the activity, reflecting the volume and regularity of child nutrition program purchasing.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast, with Georgia appearing most frequently (Douglas County School System, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, State of Georgia), followed by Florida, Connecticut, Texas, Virginia, and Mississippi. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB (June 2026, due June 26, 2026) spanning over 200 line items across multiple produce categories with delivery to three school sites; Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (April 2026, due April 27, 2026) requiring bidders to supply a minimum of 76 items to 45 schools and distribution kitchens across the district; Douglas County School System's Food Supply and Distribution Services RFP (January 2026, due February 18, 2026) with an estimated annual value of approximately $9,000,000 serving 25,500 students across 32 schools; and Bulloch County Board of Education's School Nutrition Grocery Bid IFB (April 2026, due May 4, 2026) covering comprehensive food products across numerous categories including grains, proteins, produce, and dairy with delivery to 14 school sites. Dried fruit products fit into these broader institutional grocery and produce procurement vehicles rather than standing as standalone line items, making direct pursuit of this specific commodity challenging without visibility into individual line-item specifications within master grocery contracts.