UNSPSC 50537210: Dried non GMO empeltre olives

The variety of non GMO olives known as non GMO empeltre 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 50537210 Dried non-GMO Empeltre olives is a Commodity code that captures specialty food items procured as part of larger grocery and food-service contracts by state and local school districts, county governments, and state health and human services agencies. State and local governments buy dried olives and similar specialty produce primarily as line items within comprehensive food-service solicitations supporting school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and senior meal programs. The code sees activity from school districts, county boards of education, state health departments, and county commissioners' offices procuring food and consumable products under competitive sealed bid and IFB processes.

Recent activity spans Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases is procuring over 1,100 grocery line items for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department under solicitation BNB052266 (electronic bid due June 30, 2026), with deliveries to the central warehouse and school sites, firm pricing through June 30, 2027, and compliance with Buy American Provision requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural ingredients and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is seeking food and consumable products under IFB HHS0017449 for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026), with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million and contract term September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia is bidding fresh produce for the 2026–27 school year under IFB #SN002-2027 (due June 26, 2026), encompassing over 200 line items with delivery to three school sites through June 30, 2027. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida is soliciting senior meal preparation and delivery services under ITB-26-00289 (due June 25, 2026) with an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90. The State of Georgia posted a broader food, supplies, and kitchen products solicitation (due June 22, 2026), and Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi solicited packaged meal boxes under Bid No. 609-26 (due April 29, 2026).