UNSPSC 50535845: Dried non GMO king james plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO king james 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 50535845 Dried non-GMO king james plums (Commodity) represents a narrow product line within school nutrition and institutional food service procurement, though recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code span a much broader range of food and consumable products rather than the specific dried fruit named. School districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and county commissioners are the primary issuing bodies, with school nutrition programs driving the majority of activity. The actual work being solicited includes fresh produce, packaged meals, frozen and processed grocery items, institutional food service, and senior meal preparation and delivery—a scope substantially wider than dried plums alone. Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content are standard across school district RFPs and ITBs. Contracts typically run one year with optional renewals, mandate compliance with the National School Lunch Program and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, require HACCP plans and health inspection documentation, impose firm fixed pricing with no fuel or freight surcharges, and specify delivery to multiple school or institutional sites on set schedules. Vendors must carry commercial general liability and products liability insurance naming the contracting entity as additional insured, submit nutritional analyses and product formulation statements with samples subject to blind testing, and maintain emergency backup stock capacity.

The geographic spread of recent activity includes Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items for the Board of Education (due June 30, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB for food and consumable products serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical annual value of $1.5 million (due July 13, 2026), the Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce spanning 200+ line items across multiple apple, berry, vegetable, and specialty fruit varieties (due June 26, 2026), and the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years (due June 25, 2026). The code shows active solicitation volume across school districts, state departments, and county government, with most opportunities issued as IFBs or ITBs under tight timeline windows and low question-cutoff lead times.