UNSPSC 50535858: Dried non GMO president plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO president 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 50535858 Dried non-GMO president plums (Commodity) does not align with the state and local procurement activity captured in the recent opportunities record. The code nominally describes a single dried fruit product, but the recent solicitations tagged to this code are actually for comprehensive food service procurement—grocery supply for school districts, meal preparation and delivery for seniors and institutional facilities, and fresh produce contracting—none of which center on dried plums as a commodity line item. The mismatch suggests either a data-entry error in the source record or a broad tagging convention that classifies diverse food procurement under a single code despite substantive scope differences.

The actual buying activity under this record spans school nutrition programs (Bridgeport Board of Education, Fairfax County Public Schools, Hancock County Schools, Bulloch County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Schools, Meriden Public Schools, and multiple Georgia school districts via cooperative buying), state institutional food service (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for a state-supported living center), senior meal services (Hillsborough County, Florida), and general municipal meal delivery (City of Dallas). These issuers solicit through RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs with response windows typically 30–60 days from posting. Activity concentrates in the Southeast, particularly Georgia and Florida, with secondary activity in Connecticut, Virginia, Mississippi, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include Bridgeport's grocery IFB (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026, over 1,100 line items including fresh and shelf-stable products), Hancock County Schools' fresh produce IFB (due June 26, 2026, 200+ produce line items), Fairfax County Public Schools' master grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026, requiring minimum 76 items and three years' prior experience), and the Douglas County School System's cooperative fresh produce and eggs RFP (due March 4, 2026, estimated $5.5 million across 30 districts). The code shows no direct relevance to dried plum sales; prospective vendors should verify the correct UNSPSC classification before pursuing opportunities under this record.