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 that does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a single specialty food product — dried manzanilla olives without genetic modification — yet the state and local solicitations tagged under this code span broad grocery, produce, and meal service procurement across school districts, county governments, and state agencies. The recent opportunities show no sourcing of dried olives as a standalone line item or as part of a specialty imported-foods bid; instead, they name canned and frozen vegetables, fresh produce, dairy, proteins, and prepared meal components. The mismatch suggests that state and local procurement offices have tagged these opportunities with this commodity code despite their actual scope being much broader, or that the code's assignment reflects a data classification issue rather than genuine procurement activity under the narrowly defined product.

The most recent opportunities in this dataset span school nutrition programs (Bridgeport Board of Education seeking grocery items including over 1,100 line items for July 2026; Fairfax County Public Schools issuing an IFB for Master Grocery K-12 in April 2026; Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, and Meriden Public Schools all issuing produce or comprehensive grocery bids in March and April 2026), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission procuring food and consumables for the El Paso State Supported Living Center; State of Georgia issuing fresh produce and general food supplies IFBs), county commissioners (Hillsborough County, Florida issuing an ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17.8 million over three years in June 2026), and specialized school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Douglas County School System in Georgia). The geographic spread covers Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia. Given the disconnect between the commodity code's narrow definition and the scope of actual solicitations, this code shows little actionable purchasing signal for vendors targeting dried olives specifically; the activity captured here reflects broader food service procurement that only incidentally touches this product category, if at all.