UNSPSC 50535867: Dried non GMO rich red plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO rich 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 50535867 Dried non-GMO rich red plums is a Commodity code covering dried fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily for school nutrition programs and institutional food service. The code appears in solicitations spanning breakfast and snack components of breakfast programs, lunches, and emergency meal boxes, where dried plums and similar dried fruits meet Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards and qualify as domestic agricultural commodities under Buy American Provision requirements. State and local issuing bodies pursuing this code include school districts (boards of education), county education authorities, state health and human services agencies, and county boards of commissioners operating senior meal programs. School nutrition departments dominate recent activity, sourcing dried plums as components of larger grocery or fresh and processed produce contracts rather than as standalone line items; the code also appears in institutional food service for state-supported living centers and senior congregate meal programs.

Recent opportunities appear across multiple jurisdictions with no geographic concentration. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education posted IFB BNB052266 on June 30, 2026, for over 1,100 line items of grocery items including fruits, with electronic bids due the same day through OpenGov and delivery to central warehouse and school sites Monday through Friday; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) posted IFB SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with sealed bids due June 26, 2026, and delivery to three school locations through June 30, 2027; and the Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) posted sealed bids for Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program Packaged 7-Day Meal Boxes on April 23, 2026, due April 29, 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026, for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with proposals due July 13, 2026, and historical contract value of $1.5 million for the prior period. The State of Georgia posted food, supplies, and other kitchen products on May 15, 2026, due June 22, 2026, with scope and pricing details in an attached solicitation document. All school nutrition solicitations require Buy American Provision compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), HACCP plans, and nutritional label compliance; payment terms are typically Net 30 to Net 45 days.