UNSPSC 50537213: Dried non GMO kalamata olives

The variety of non GMO olives known as non GMO kalamata 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 50537213 Dried non-GMO kalamata olives, a Commodity code, covers specialty food items that state and local governments procure as components of broader school nutrition and institutional food service contracts, not as standalone line items. Recent solicitations show no active standalone procurement for dried kalamata olives; instead, this code appears as a tagged category within much larger grocery, produce, and food supply aggregations where it represents a single line item among hundreds. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery RFP (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) typify the issuing-body mix—school districts dominate recent activity, with occasional procurement by county boards of education, state food service operations, and senior meal programs. School food authorities drive the vast majority of solicitations under this code tier, reflecting National School Lunch Program and Child Nutrition compliance requirements.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Texas, Mississippi, and Virginia based on recent postings. The Douglas County School System's cooperative buying procurement (RFP SN26-004, due March 4, 2026) spans 30 Georgia districts and serves as a representative vehicle for multi-district purchasing. Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut (RFP 026-41, due February 25, 2026, with anticipated contract value of $3.1 million) and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) demonstrate state-level and regional purchasing scale. Most solicitations are IFBs or RFPs requiring firm fixed pricing, Buy American compliance with minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content, HACCP certification, proof of liability insurance ($500,000 to $2 million per occurrence), and delivery to multiple school sites or facility warehouses on standardized pallets with prepaid freight. Bidders typically must respond within two to four weeks and meet nutritional standards under the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act or equivalent state nutrition regulations.