UNSPSC 50537218: Dried non GMO manzanilla olives

The variety of non GMO olives known as non GMO manzanilla 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 50537218 Dried non GMO manzanilla olives is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure specialty food items for school nutrition programs, institutional food services, and senior meal programs. Recent solicitations show that olives and similar specialty produce items are sourced as part of larger grocery and fresh-produce contracts that emphasize compliance with the National School Lunch Program, Buy American requirements (51 percent domestic agricultural content), and nutrition standards under the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act. Issuing bodies include school districts, state health and human services agencies, and county boards of commissioners; school districts dominate the recent activity, with multiple boards of education soliciting produce and grocery items for child nutrition programs and summer food service initiatives.

Activity appears concentrated in the Southeast and mid-South, with recent opportunities posted by Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi), the State of Georgia, the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Connecticut) on behalf of the Bridgeport Board of Education, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida). Representative recent solicitations include Bridgeport Board of Education's BNB052266 for over 1,100 line items of grocery items with a contract term of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, submitted through OpenGov e-Procurement with responses due June 30, 2026 by 2:00 p.m.; Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB with over 200 line items and responses due June 26, 2026 at noon; and Texas Health and Human Services Commission's HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center, an IFB with responses due July 13, 2026 and a historical contract value of $1.5 million. These solicitations typically require firm pricing for the contract term, prepaid freight delivery to multiple school or institutional sites on standard pallets, compliance documentation including nutritional analyses and health inspections, and commercial general liability insurance with the issuing body named as additional insured.