UNSPSC 50537203: Dried non GMO alphonso olives

The variety of non GMO olives known as non GMO alphonso olives 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 50537203 Dried non-GMO alphonso olives, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line within school nutrition and institutional food service procurement. State and local governments buy this product primarily as part of broader grocery and fresh-produce solicitations supporting National School Lunch Program compliance and child nutrition standards. The code appears in school district and institutional purchasing contexts where packaged or prepared food items are sourced under firm fixed-price contracts with Buy American provision requirements (typically 51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed products) and compliance with nutrition standards under the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act. Issuing bodies include school districts, county boards of education, and state health and human services agencies operating food service facilities. Vendors must meet extensive compliance requirements including USDA documentation, product labeling with nutritional information, HACCP plans, liability insurance (typically $1 million to $2 million per occurrence), and often blind laboratory testing for acceptability on seasoning, color, texture, and specification compliance.

Recent activity under this code is sparse and indirect. The most relevant solicitation is the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education (due June 30, 2026), which spans condiments, seasonings, vegetables, fruits, and processed items under the National School Lunch Program. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 (due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period value of $1.5 million, and Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year (due June 26, 2026) across multiple categories. However, none of these opportunities explicitly names olives or olive products in their detailed scope descriptions, suggesting the code sees limited direct procurement activity at state and local level. If olives appear in these contracts, they are components of larger grocery or seasonal-product line items rather than standalone procurement targets.