UNSPSC 50535850: Dried non GMO mariposa plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO mariposa 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 50535850 Dried non-GMO mariposa plums is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under it do not solicit dried mariposa plums; instead, they target fresh produce, groceries, and meal preparation services for school nutrition programs, senior dining, and institutional food service. State and local governments are not purchasing this specific commodity through visible recent procurement activity. The handful of records in the dataset span school districts (Bridgeport, Hancock County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, Fairfax County, Douglas County, Meriden, Pascagoula-Gautier), a state health and human services commission (Texas), a county board of commissioners (Hillsborough County, Florida), a state purchasing office (Georgia), and a city (Dallas and Meriden), but none of them are buying dried mariposa plums. The solicitations instead cover fresh produce procurement (apples, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, citrus), comprehensive grocery supply (breakfast items, grains, dairy, snacks, beverages, condiments, prepared entrees), and meal preparation and delivery services for K-12 nutrition programs, senior meal delivery, and institutional food service operations.

Geographic activity spans Georgia (multiple school districts and the state procurement office), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), Florida (Hillsborough County), Texas (Health and Human Services Commission), Virginia (Fairfax County), and Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District), but the procurement volume is concentrated in school nutrition contracting rather than in dried fruit commodities. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' June 30, 2026 IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery products for the Bridgeport Board of Education (BNB052266); the Hancock County Board of Education's June 26, 2026 IFB for fresh produce spanning 200+ line items (PE67080NONST2027000000013); the Douglas County School System's February 18, 2026 RFP for food supply and distribution services targeting approximately $9 million in annual spending across 32 schools (PE64810NONST2026000000046); and the Meriden Public Schools February 25, 2026 RFP for commercial groceries and USDA Foods with an anticipated contract value of approximately $3.1 million (RFP02641). This code shows minimal relevance to current state and local procurement—the mismatch between the commodity name and the actual work being solicited suggests either mis-tagging by issuing bodies or that dried mariposa plums are not a meaningful procurement driver in state and local food service markets.