UNSPSC 50535852: Dried non GMO marked red plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO marked red 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 50535852 Dried non-GMO marked red plums is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it shows minimal direct relevance to the code's nominal scope. The sourced opportunities span school nutrition grocery bids, fresh produce contracts, senior meal preparation and delivery, and boxed meal services — none of which explicitly identify dried red plums as a line item or primary procurement focus. School districts and public bodies are instead soliciting comprehensive food service supply from distributors and produce vendors, with fresh produce, USDA commodities, and broad grocery portfolios dominating the activity. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Bridgeport Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Meriden Public Schools, Douglas County School System), county governments (Hillsborough County in Florida), and state procurement offices (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Georgia), with some municipal involvement (City of Dallas, City of Meriden). None of the recent solicitations emphasize specialty dried fruit procurement in isolation.

Geographic activity centers on school districts in Georgia, Connecticut, Virginia, Florida, and Mississippi, with state-level procurements in Texas and Georgia. Hillsborough County's senior meal preparation and delivery RFP (ITB-26-00289, due June 25, 2026) carries an estimated contract value of $17.8 million over three years and requires licensed caterers on the Florida Department of Elderly Affairs Adult Care Food Program Caterer List. Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut) released an RFP (RFP 026-41, due February 25, 2026) for commercial groceries and USDA Foods with an anticipated contract value of approximately $3.1 million for 2026-2027. Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued an RFP for food supply and distribution (SN 26-003, due February 18, 2026) with estimated annual spending of approximately $9 million. The code shows little concrete procurement demand specifically for dried non-GMO red plums; vendors pursuing this category should verify whether broader school nutrition and food service contracts include dried fruit line items or whether specialty dried-produce procurement operates under different UNSPSC classifications or through regional cooperative buying vehicles.