UNSPSC 50535847: Dried non GMO late rosa plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO late rosa 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 50535847 Dried non-GMO late rosa plums is a Commodity code representing a single product line within dried fruit procurement. State and local governments solicit this code primarily through school districts and public health authorities as part of broader nutrition and food-service contracting, where dried plums are often included as line items within larger fresh and processed produce aggregations rather than as standalone specifications. The recent opportunities show that dried fruit products like this code are sourced by school nutrition programs subject to the National School Lunch Program, Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act standards, Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), and blind laboratory testing for quality, color, texture, taste, and specification compliance.

Recent activity shows issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, and Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and county health departments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida). The Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for over 1,100 grocery-line items and Hancock County Schools' June 2026 IFB for fresh produce spanning apple varieties, berries, and specialty items exemplify the broader procurement context in which this code operates, though neither opportunity explicitly identifies dried plums by name. The geographic spread includes Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida based on recent posted solicitations. The code itself shows limited discrete recent activity; procurement under 50535847 is most commonly subsumed within multi-item RFPs and IFBs that span fresh, frozen, and processed produce rather than isolated specialty-item buys.