UNSPSC 50535869: Dried non GMO royal diamond plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO royal diamond 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 50535869 Dried non-GMO royal diamond plums (Commodity) shows minimal relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code nominally describes a single dried fruit product, but the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations explicitly requesting royal diamond plums or dried plums of any kind. Instead, the recent postings span broad grocery and fresh produce procurement across school districts, county governments, state agencies, and transit authorities—ranging from master grocery contracts serving 45 schools to senior meal preparation covering multiple counties to commodity supply for supported living facilities. While dried fruit may appear as a line item within these larger scopes, no solicitation identified here targets this UNSPSC code as a primary procurement vehicle or foreground category. The code appears dormant as a direct procurement driver in state and local markets.

School districts and county boards of education dominate the recent opportunities, with Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia) posting multiple fresh produce and grocery contracts. Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut) and Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) also solicited food supply contracts. Geographic concentration centers on Georgia and Connecticut, with secondary activity in Florida (Hillsborough County), Texas (Health and Human Services Commission), Virginia (Fairfax County), and Mississippi. Solicitations are structured as IFBs, RFPs, and ITBs with response deadlines ranging from April through July 2026. Most school nutrition contracts specify Buy American requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed products), HACCP compliance, firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges, and delivery to multiple sites. None of the posted opportunities explicitly reference or emphasize dried plums, royal diamond or otherwise, as a category requiring focused vendor development.