UNSPSC 50537224: Dried non GMO picholine olives

The variety of non GMO olives known as non GMO picholine 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 50537224 Dried non-GMO picholine olives is a Commodity code encompassing preserved and specialty olive products for food service and institutional nutrition programs. State and local procurement offices rarely solicit this code as a standalone line item; instead, dried picholine olives appear as one component within much broader food and consumable products RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs issued by school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and county commissioners. The work solicited under this code falls within larger grocery, fresh and preserved produce, and kitchen consumables contracts that support National School Lunch Program compliance, senior meal programs, institutional food service operations, and on-campus food facilities. Vendors typically respond by submitting unit pricing on itemized product line sheets as part of multi-item food service bids rather than as single-product procurements.

Recent solicitation activity shows school districts and state agencies across the Southeast and mid-Atlantic as primary buyers. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued IFB BNB052266 for over 1,100 grocery items supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education with a June 30, 2026 response deadline and firm pricing through June 30, 2027. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with a historical annual value of $1.5 million and responses due July 11, 2026. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited fresh produce under IFB SN002-2027 with 200+ line items and a June 26, 2026 bid deadline. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida issued ITB 26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17.8 million over three years with a June 25, 2026 response date. All contracts enforce Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content, mandate nutritional compliance with federal standards, require HACCP plans and background screening, and impose Net 45 or 30-day payment terms with delivered pricing prepaid to multiple school or facility sites.