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 is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure this item as part of broader grocery and food-service supply contracts for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food operations. The work solicited under this code reflects the underlying demand for shelf-stable produce and specialty items to support meal programs serving vulnerable populations — schoolchildren, seniors, and residents of state-supported living facilities. Dried olives appear as line items within much larger food-supply RFPs and IFBs that encompass fresh produce, proteins, dairy, condiments, and prepared foods. Issuing bodies include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county nutrition departments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state procurement offices (State of Georgia). Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic content and compliance with the National School Lunch Program and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards appear consistently across school-based solicitations.

Recent activity is concentrated in the Southeast and spans multiple jurisdictions. The Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) issued an IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items with bids due June 30, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued an IFB for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with proposals due July 11, 2026, valued at $1.5 million for the prior period; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) requested bids on fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year with sealed bids due June 26, 2026; Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) issued an ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services estimated at $17.8 million over three years, bids due June 25, 2026; the State of Georgia posted a food, supplies, and kitchen products solicitation due June 22, 2026; and Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) solicited packaged meal boxes for the Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program with bids due April 29, 2026. All school district contracts require firm fixed pricing, prepaid freight, and compliance documentation including nutritional analyses, health inspections, and insurance certificates naming the district as additional insured.