UNSPSC 50537021: Dried non GMO medlars

The variety of non GMO fruit known as non GMO medlars 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 50537021 Dried non-GMO medlars is a Commodity code that does not reflect state and local government purchasing activity in the recent opportunities block. The code nominally covers a single specialty food item — dried medlar fruit — yet recent solicitations tagged under or near this taxonomy capture broad school nutrition procurement, senior meal services, and institutional food supply for state facilities. None of the posted opportunities from the Bridgeport Board of Education, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hancock County Schools, Hillsborough County senior services, Georgia state procurement, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Schools, Meriden Public Schools, the City of Dallas, or Douglas County Schools explicitly reference dried medlars or specialty dried fruits as line items. The mismatch suggests either tagging error in the source data or the code's mapping to general grocery and produce procurement rather than the specific commodity.

State and local procurement activity in the broader food-supply space—which may encompass this code's taxonomy parent — centers on school districts and county boards of education supplying K–12 nutrition programs, with secondary activity from state departments, county human services agencies, and municipal catering. School districts in Georgia, Connecticut, Virginia, Florida, and Mississippi dominate recent postings, typically issuing IFBs and RFPs for annual or multi-year grocery and fresh-produce contracts with response dates between February and July 2026. Representative examples include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 solicitation (IFB, April 27, 2026 response), Douglas County Schools' Food Supply and Distribution Services (RFP, February 18, 2026 response), and Meriden Public Schools' Commercial & USDA Foods procurement (RFP, February 25, 2026 response, approximately $3.1 million estimated value). Geographic concentration appears heaviest in Georgia and the broader Southeast, with secondary activity across Connecticut, Virginia, Texas, Florida, and Mississippi. Contract values for comparable food-supply opportunities range from $1.5 million to $17.8 million over annual or multi-year terms, with Buy American provisions (51% domestic agricultural content), HACCP compliance, firm fixed pricing, and Net 30–45 payment terms standard across most postings.