UNSPSC 50535833: Dried non GMO governor's plum

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO governor's plum 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 50535833 Dried non-GMO governor's plum is a Commodity code representing a specific produce item that state and local governments procure as part of broader food service and nutrition contracting. The code's nominal scope—a single dried fruit variety—does not align with the recent solicitations tagged to it, which reflect school districts, county governments, and state agencies buying aggregated grocery items, fresh produce, prepared meals, and food-service consumables across hundreds of line items under National School Lunch Program, state nutrition, and senior-meal frameworks. The actual purchasing activity under this code occurs within school food service, state institutional feeding (supported living centers, senior programs), and congregate meal delivery, where vendors supply produce and prepared foods subject to Buy American domestic-content requirements (typically 51 percent for processed goods), nutritional standards compliance (Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act, HACCP certification), allergen controls, and delivery logistics to central warehouses and multiple school or facility sites.

Recent opportunities span Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Solicitation BNB052266, IFB, due June 30, 2026) sought over 1,100 line items of grocery items including fresh and processed produce, with firm pricing through June 30, 2027, and 48-hour emergency restocking capability. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (Solicitation HHS0017449, IFB, due July 11, 2026) requested food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period value of $1.5 million. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia (Solicitation PE67080NONST2027000000013, IFB, due June 26, 2026) bid fresh produce across 200-plus line items for school year 2026-27, with delivery to three school sites. Hillsborough County in Florida (Solicitation ITB2600289, ITB, due June 25, 2026) contracted senior meal preparation and delivery services at an estimated value of $17.8 million over three years, requiring state caterer licensure and HACCP certification. These opportunities reveal that the code, despite its narrow name, captures state and local demand for aggregated food-service procurement where produce and processed items are bundled within large nutrition contracts, not purchased as discrete commodities.