UNSPSC 50535873: Dried non GMO santa rosa plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO santa rosa 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 50535873 Dried non-GMO Santa Rosa plums (Commodity) encompasses dried fruit products procured by school districts, county health agencies, and state nutrition programs to supply school meal services, senior meal programs, and institutional food operations. State and local governments acquire dried plums and similar preserved fruit under this code as components of larger grocery and fresh-produce contracts that support National School Lunch Program compliance, Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content where applicable), and nutrition standards including the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act. Issuing bodies include school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services commissions, and county commissioners' offices managing nutrition services for students, seniors, and residents of state-supported living centers.

Recent opportunities solicited under related commodity codes show activity across multiple states. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued IFB BNB052266 on June 30, 2026, for over 1,100 line items of grocery items (including fruits) for the Bridgeport Board of Education, with firm pricing through June 30, 2027. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026, for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period value of $1.5 million and a contract term beginning September 1, 2026. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited fresh produce under IFB SN002-2027 with a June 26, 2026, response date. The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida issued ITB-26-00289 on June 3, 2026, for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years. These solicitations reflect activity concentrated in school nutrition and senior meal programs across Florida, Georgia, Texas, and Connecticut, though the specific commodity code shows no directly posted opportunities naming dried Santa Rosa plums in the recent-opportunities block.