UNSPSC 50535837: Dried non GMO hiromi plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO hiromi 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 50535837 Dried non-GMO hiromi plums, a Commodity code, has no recent state and local procurement activity directly aligned with the specific product. The source contains fourteen recent opportunities tagged with this code, but none solicit dried non-GMO hiromi plums or similar specialty dried fruit items. Instead, the opportunities span broad food service procurement — school district grocery and fresh produce contracts, senior meal services, institutional food supply and distribution, and government catering — that would incidentally purchase dried fruit as a line item within larger meal programs or pantry staples, not as a primary procurement focus.

The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Schools, Bulloch County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Meriden Public Schools, Douglas County School System) and county or municipal government agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, City of Dallas). The geographic spread spans Connecticut, Georgia, Florida, Texas, Mississippi, and Virginia. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Bridgeport's June 2026 grocery bid for school meals (1,100+ line items), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's June 2026 IFB for El Paso State Supported Living Center food and consumables (estimated $1.5 million annual value), Hancock County Schools' June 2026 fresh produce IFB (200+ line items), and the Douglas County School System's February 2026 RFP for food supply and distribution across 32 schools ($9 million estimated annual value). The code assignment appears to be a misclassification; bidders pursuing specialty dried fruit sales should verify actual commodity codes for dried fruits or seek opportunities under broader grocery or institutional food supply contracts where such items might appear as authorized line items.