UNSPSC 50535857: Dried non GMO pink delight plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO pink delight 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 50535857 Dried non GMO pink delight plums is a Commodity code, yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it show little activity directly aligned with the code's specific product scope. The City of Bridgeport's IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items supporting the National School Lunch Program spans breakfast items, cereals, baked goods, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, fruits, dairy, snacks, beverages, and meat products — a broad food-service procurement that may include dried fruit but does not isolate dried pink delight plums as a line item. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center and the Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce (over 200 line items including apples, berries, cruciferous vegetables, root vegetables, melons, citrus, and leafy greens) follow the same pattern: wide-scope food service solicitations with no specific call-out for the dried plum commodity. The Hillsborough County senior meal preparation and delivery services contract, valued at $17.8 million over three years, focuses on prepared congregate and home-delivered meals rather than ingredient procurement. The Pascagoula-Gautier School District's packaged meal box procurement and Georgia's broader food supplies solicitation similarly do not distinguish dried non-GMO pink delight plums as a discrete procurement target.

The issuing bodies reflect typical state and local food service demand: school districts (Bridgeport, Hancock County, Pascagoula-Gautier), state health and human services agencies (Texas HHS Commission, Georgia), and county government (Hillsborough County). Geographic activity clusters in the Southeast (Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, Connecticut) and Texas, with response dates concentrated in June 2026. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual recent solicitations suggests this Commodity code sees minimal independent procurement activity; state and local agencies instead bundle dried fruit and similar items into consolidated food service or grocery RFPs and ITBs rather than soliciting them as standalone commodities. Vendors pursuing this code should expect to bid as part of much larger food-service umbrella agreements rather than as dedicated suppliers of dried pink delight plums.