UNSPSC 50535868: Dried non GMO rosemary plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO rosemary 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 50535868 Dried non-GMO rosemary plums is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code do not reflect procurement of dried rosemary plums. Instead, the opportunities span broad grocery and food-service procurement—including fresh produce, meal preparation and delivery, and packaged meal boxes for school nutrition programs and senior services. The scope mismatch suggests either miscoding in source databases or that the commodity sits beneath a larger food-procurement family under which multiple unrelated items are tagged. State and local food procurement under nominally narrower codes appears to be driven primarily by school districts, county boards of education, county commissioners' offices, and state health and human services agencies sourcing items for National School Lunch Program compliance, senior meal programs, and facility food service. Vendors must typically meet Buy American requirements (51 percent domestic content), pass HACCP and food-safety inspections, carry significant product liability and general liability insurance, and demonstrate past performance and USDA compliance.

Recent opportunities span Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, and Mississippi. The City of Bridgeport's Bridgeport Board of Education posted an RFP for over 1,100 grocery line items (due June 30, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued an IFB for fresh produce spanning 200+ line items (due June 26, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted an IFB for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical annual value of $1.5 million (due July 11, 2026); Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida issued an ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years (due June 25, 2026); and the Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi solicited sealed bids for summer food-service packaged meal boxes (due April 29, 2026). The code shows no clear, recent activity aligned to dried rosemary plums specifically; business development professionals should verify coding accuracy before pursuing opportunities nominally tagged here.