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 does not align with the actual scope of recent state and local opportunities tagged under it. The opportunities posted under this code span comprehensive grocery procurement for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food supply — encompassing hundreds of line items across fresh produce, proteins, dairy, grains, beverages, condiments, and prepared meals — but dried olives are not specifically solicited in any of the recent postings. The mismatch suggests either a classification error in how opportunities are tagged or that the code's scope has diverged substantially from current purchasing activity.

School districts remain the dominant issuing bodies under this code's recent opportunities, with procurement spanning Bridgeport, Connecticut; Fairfax County, Virginia; Bulloch County, Georgia; Savannah-Chatham County, Georgia; Meriden, Connecticut; and the Douglas County School System in Georgia. Texas Health and Human Services Commission procurement for the El Paso State Supported Living Center, Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (senior meals), and the City of Dallas (meal delivery services) represent non-K-12 activity. Opportunities cluster in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Mississippi) and mid-Atlantic (Virginia), with multiple Georgia school districts pursuing fresh produce and comprehensive food supply contracts under cooperative purchasing vehicles like the GEC Buying Cooperative. Representative solicitations include Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items with Buy American compliance (51% domestic content); Fairfax County Public Schools' April 2026 Master Grocery K-12 term contract (IFB 2000004323) covering weekly delivery to 45 schools and distribution kitchens; Meriden Public Schools' February 2026 RFP for commercial groceries, beverages, and USDA Foods valued at approximately $3.1 million; and Douglas County School System's cooperative RFP for fresh produce and eggs spanning 30 districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million to $1.1 million by geographic area. Contracts typically require firm pricing, 48-hour to weekly delivery cycles, HACCP compliance, Buy American documentation, and insurance minimima of $500,000 to $2,000,000 per occurrence. The code shows no recent activity specifically for dried olives or comparable specialty commodity items.