UNSPSC 50535871: Dried non GMO royal zee plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO royal zee 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 50535871 Dried non-GMO royal zee plums is a Commodity code that represents a narrow product line within the broader food procurement universe, yet recent state and local opportunities show this specific item rarely appears as a standalone solicitation — instead, dried plums surface as one line item within large, multi-category grocery or food-service RFQs and IFBs aimed at school nutrition programs, state facilities, and senior meal services. When state and local governments do procure under this code, they are typically bundling it with hundreds of other food items (fresh produce, frozen goods, dairy, snacks, condiments, and meat products) in consolidated food-service contracts rather than sourcing dried plums in isolation. Issuing bodies include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and county government nutrition programs (Hillsborough County). The Buy American provision appears consistently across school-district solicitations, requiring at least 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products with vendor documentation at bid submission, and all food suppliers must meet nutrition standards under the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act, maintain HACCP plans, and pass blind testing on color, taste, texture, and specification compliance.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Mid-Atlantic: Texas (HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center, IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026), Georgia (State of Georgia food, supplies, and kitchen products, IFB due June 22, 2026), Florida (Hillsborough County senior meals, ITB 26-00289, due June 25, 2026 with an estimated contract value of $17,832,659.90 over three years), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport Board of Education grocery items, IFB BNB052266, due June 30, 2026), Georgia (Hancock County Schools fresh produce, IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026), and Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District packaged meal boxes, IFB 609-26, due April 29, 2026). All recent opportunities impose firm fixed pricing with no fuel or freight surcharges, require advance notice for any price adjustments tied to documented market changes or CPI indices, mandate commercial general and products liability insurance, and demand compliance documentation including debarment verification, conflicts-of-interest forms, and professional references. The code shows no standout repeat buyers — each issuing body has posted once in the recent window — but the bundled-procurement pattern means vendors pursuing dried plums must be prepared to supply large, multi-item grocery or food-service contracts under cooperative purchasing frameworks and meet stringent food-safety, nutrition, and domestic-content requirements.