UNSPSC 50537220: Dried non GMO mission olives

The variety of non GMO olives known as non GMO mission 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 50537220 Dried non-GMO mission olives, a Commodity code, sits within a broader food procurement market in which state and local governments purchase groceries and meal components for school lunch programs, senior nutrition services, state-facility food service, and summer child nutrition initiatives. The recent opportunities tagged under this code span fresh produce, packaged meal boxes, comprehensive grocery lines, and facility food service — a mix suggesting that dried olives, when procured, are typically bundled within larger food-service or grocery-supply contracts rather than solicited as standalone items. Issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), county governments (Hillsborough County in Florida), and state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for a state-supported living center, State of Georgia for general food and kitchen supplies). School nutrition programs dominate the recent activity, with federal compliance requirements — Buy American provisions, National School Lunch Program standards, Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, and USDA ingredient sourcing rules — driving specification and pricing structures across most opportunities.

Recent activity clusters in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions. The Bridgeport Board of Education issued an RFP for over 1,100 line items of grocery items with an electronic bid due June 30, 2026, requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content and adherence to CFR Title VII nutrition standards; Hancock County Board of Education in Sparta, Georgia solicited fresh produce under IFB #SN002-2027 with a June 26, 2026 deadline, specifying over 200 line items across multiple produce categories and a contract period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with proposals due July 11, 2026 and a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million; and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida issued ITB-26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90 and a bid deadline of June 25, 2026. The State of Georgia posted a food, supplies, and kitchen products solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009) on May 15, 2026, with a June 22 deadline; details were contained in an attached document. The code shows no standout repeat solicitation of dried olives specifically; recent opportunities frame the code as part of mixed-commodity food procurement rather than a specialized or concentrated buying stream.