UNSPSC 50535851: Dried non GMO marked black plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO marked black 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 50535851 Dried non-GMO marked black plums is a Commodity code that encompasses specialty dried fruit products procured by state and local education and public health agencies, though recent state and local solicitations show minimal direct activity specifically for dried black plums; instead, dried and fresh produce broadly—including dried fruits as components of larger grocery, meal service, and school nutrition contracts—dominate purchasing in related categories. State and local governments acquiring under this code are primarily school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and municipal entities procuring food for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, institutional food service, and emergency food assistance. The Douglas County School System in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Bulloch County Board of Education in Georgia, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, and the Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut have issued recent solicitations for comprehensive grocery, produce, and meal service contracts. The City of Dallas and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida have also issued solicitations for meal preparation and delivery services that include fresh and processed food products. These jurisdictions typically require vendors to comply with Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic content), HACCP food safety plans, nutritional standards under the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act and Child Nutrition regulations, delivery scheduling to multiple school or service sites on firm fixed pricing, and commercial general liability insurance of $1 million or higher.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, with multiple recent solicitations from Douglas County School System (RFP SN 26-003 and SN 26-004 for food supply and fresh produce, due February 18 and March 4, 2026), Bulloch County Board of Education (IFB #043025 for school nutrition grocery bid, due May 4, 2026), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Bid 26-34 for fresh produce, due April 23, 2026), and Hancock County Board of Education (IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce, due June 26, 2026), alongside activity in Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education, solicitation BNB052266 for grocery items, due June 30, 2026; Meriden Public Schools RFP 02641 for commercial groceries and USDA Foods, due February 25, 2026), Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 11, 2026; City of Dallas RFCSP for boxed and bulk meal delivery, due March 27, 2026), Florida (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners ITB 26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery, estimated value $17.8 million over three years, due June 25, 2026), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District for packaged meal boxes, due April 29, 2026), and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12, due April 27, 2026). The State of Georgia has also issued solicitations for food supplies and fresh produce (due June 22 and May 27, 2026, respectively), though details on scope and specifications are limited in available materials. No recent solicitation explicitly names dried black plums as a line item; dried fruit appears only as incidental components within comprehensive grocery bids rather than as a standalone product class driving procurement decisions or volume.