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 that captures state and local purchases of preserved stone fruits for institutional food service, though recent procurement activity under this code shows minimal direct solicitation. State and local governments acquiring goods tagged to this code typically do so as line items within broader food and nutrition contracts—particularly school districts and county nutrition programs that source groceries and meal components for child nutrition, senior meal programs, and state-supported living facilities. The work is episodic rather than continuous, appearing most often when districts or social-service agencies consolidate produce and dried-fruit purchases into master grocery or fresh-produce agreements that span multiple food categories. Issuing bodies soliciting under codes in the dried-fruit family include school boards, county departments of health and human services, state nutrition commissions, and municipal food service operations.

Recent activity shows procurement concentrated in school nutrition programs across the Southeast and South. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued an RFP (BNB052266) in June 2026 for grocery items supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services, spanning over 1,100 line items including dried fruits and vegetables, with bids due June 30, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted an IFB (HHS0017449) in June 2026 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period value of $1.5 million and bids due July 13, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) released an IFB in June 2026 for fresh produce covering the 2026-27 school year with bids due June 26, 2026; and the Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) solicited packaged meal boxes for its summer food service program in April 2026. All school-based solicitations require Buy American compliance (51 percent domestic agricultural content), compliance with USDA nutrition standards under the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act, and adherence to Title VII CFR regulations. None of the recent postings isolates dried friar plums as a standalone line item, suggesting that this Commodity code rarely triggers independent procurement activity at the state and local level.