UNSPSC 50537215: Dried non GMO ligurian olives

The variety of non GMO olives known as non GMO ligurian 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 50537215 Dried non GMO ligurian olives is a Commodity code covering specialty dried olive products for institutional food service. State and local governments procure dried olives as components of broader grocery and food-supply contracts that serve schools, senior-care facilities, and health and human services centers. The work being solicited under this code sits within much larger food-service RFPs and IFBs that bundle dozens to hundreds of food items—dried fruits and vegetables, proteins, dairy, beverages, and prepared goods—all subject to Buy American provisions (typically 51 percent domestic agricultural content), nutritional standards compliance, HACCP planning, and delivery logistics to multiple institutional sites. Issuing bodies include school districts (independent and county boards of education), state health and human services departments, and county boards of commissioners operating senior meal programs and state-supported facilities.

Recent opportunities span Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Connecticut, and Texas. The Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) posted IFB BNB052266 on June 30, 2026, for over 1,100 grocery line items with firm pricing through June 30, 2027, and delivery to a central warehouse and school sites on a weekly basis. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, for fresh produce with a June 26 response deadline and a July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 term. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026, for food and consumables to serve the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a July 13 deadline and a prior-year spend of $1.5 million. Hillsborough County (Florida) solicited senior meal preparation and delivery services under ITB 26-00289 on June 3, 2026, with an estimated three-year value of $17.8 million and a June 25 bid deadline. The Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) requested bids for packaged meal boxes under Bid 609-26 on April 23, 2026, with an April 29 deadline. Dried olives appear as individual line items within these broader, multi-hundred-item commodity bundles rather than as standalone procurements.