UNSPSC 50522903: Non GMO deglet noor dates

The variety of non GMO dates known as non GMO deglet noor dates. 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 50522903 Non GMO deglet noor dates is a Commodity code that captures fresh produce—particularly specialty and conventional fruits and vegetables—procured by state and local governments for food-service operations, school nutrition programs, and institutional cafeteria supply. The recent opportunities block shows that state and local buyers soliciting under this code are actually purchasing broad fresh-produce portfolios (apples, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, melons, citrus, specialty fruits) alongside bananas, petite bananas, and fresh fruit-and-vegetable snacks for school lunch and breakfast programs, county parks and recreation concessions, and health-care coalition food service. The issuing-body mix is dominated by independent school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Bartow County School System) seeking nutrition-program staples under consolidated annual bids, county governments (Collier County for parks concessions), state procurement (Georgia), and regional health-care coalitions (Marion Health Care Coalition). School districts account for the plurality of recent postings and tend to solicit produce on an annual or school-year cycle with multi-line itemized specifications, formal quality and delivery standards (HACCP plans, temperature controls, traceability documentation), and robust set-aside or preference scoring for diverse-owned vendors, local-sourcing requirements, and organic products.

Recent activity is concentrated in Georgia and Wisconsin. Representative opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District requesting sealed bids for petite bananas (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026, estimated annual value $78,000) with strict ripeness and size specifications and weekly delivery requirements; Madison Metropolitan School District also bidding fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4163, due July 29, 2026) sourced within 400 miles of Madison and within Wisconsin, with a 5% preference for diverse-owned vendors and organic-product pricing discounts; Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia soliciting fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) covering 200+ line items with Buy American domestic-content requirements; Bartow County School System in Georgia requesting local fresh fruits and vegetables (RFP 10-2026-019, proposal deadline June 22, 2026, anticipated award July 20, 2026) with mandatory 400-mile local-sourcing radius; and Collier County Board of County Commissioners soliciting food-service concessions (ITN 258360, due March 6, 2025) for a regional park that includes fresh food and beverage provision. The code shows no material recent activity under the nominal "non-GMO deglet noor dates" specification; the underlying procurement is generic fresh produce, not a single specialty commodity.