UNSPSC 50535855: Dried non GMO owen t plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO owen t 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 50535855 Dried non-GMO Owen T plums, a Commodity code, sits within the produce and foodstuff categories that state and local governments procure for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations show the code is being applied primarily to broader grocery and food-supply contracts rather than dried-plum-specific purchases. The issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state purchasing offices (State of Georgia). These jurisdictions buy produce and prepared foods to meet National School Lunch Program requirements, Buy American domestic-content mandates, Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards, and senior-meal nutrition guidelines.

Recent activity spans Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. Representative solicitations include the City of Bridgeport's June 2026 grocery-items RFQ for the Bridgeport Board of Education (over 1,100 line items across breakfast, produce, dairy, and meat; due June 30, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 fresh-produce IFB covering 200+ line items of fruits and vegetables with delivery to three school sites (due June 26, 2026), Texas Health and Human Services Commission's June 2026 IFB for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (prior-period value $1.5 million; proposals due July 11, 2026), Hillsborough County's June 2026 ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services (estimated three-year value $17,832,659.90; due June 25, 2026), and the State of Georgia's May 2026 bid for food, supplies, and kitchen products (due June 22, 2026). The code shows little recent activity specifically targeting dried plums as a line item; opportunities are tagged at this commodity level but are part of larger food-service aggregations.