UNSPSC 50537230: Dried non GMO toscanelle olives

The variety of non GMO olives known as non GMO toscanelle 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 50537230 Dried non-GMO toscanelle olives, a Commodity code, does not appear in state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged to this code span school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food supply across multiple states, yet none solicit dried olives or any comparable specialty ingredient. The Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery solicitation (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) names over 1,100 line items across breakfast items, cereals, baked goods, frozen products, condiments, seasonings, vegetables, fruits, dairy, snacks, and meats; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's procurement for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) covers food and consumable products under NIGP classes for food service and supply; and Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia (PE67080NONST2027000000013, due June 26, 2026) solicits fresh produce spanning multiple apple varieties, berries, cruciferous vegetables, root vegetables, melons, citrus, and specialty items. None of these solicitations, nor the others in the sample spanning Hillsborough County senior meals, Fairfax County Public Schools master grocery, Meriden Public Schools commercial and USDA foods distribution, or Douglas County School System food supply and produce contracts, include dried olives or comparable specialty preserved items as line items or component products.

State and local procurement under this code shows a significant mismatch between the commodity's nominal scope and actual buying patterns. The issuing bodies represented span school districts (Bridgeport, Hancock County, Bulloch County, Fairfax County, Meriden, Pascagoula-Gautier, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County), county governments (Hillsborough County), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and transit or senior-services authorities (Hillsborough County senior meal services). Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Texas, Mississippi, and Virginia. Activity levels across the broader food supply category are sustained and substantial—Fairfax County's master grocery contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) covers 45 schools plus distribution kitchens; Douglas County's main-line distributor RFP (26-003, due February 18, 2026) supports 32,500 students with $9 million estimated annual spend—yet the dried-olive commodity itself remains absent from documented solicitations. This code does not warrant pursuit at this time without evidence of actual procurement demand.