UNSPSC 50522912: Non GMO medjool/medjul dates

The variety of non GMO dates known as non GMO medjool/medjul 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 50522912 Non-GMO medjool/medjul dates is a Commodity code that sees limited recent activity in state and local procurement. Recent state and local opportunities do not reflect purchasing of medjool dates or comparable specialty dried fruit commodities. Instead, the opportunities tagged under or near this code show substantial demand for fresh produce—fresh fruits, vegetables, and eggs—distributed through school nutrition programs across multiple states. The disconnect between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being solicited suggests this Commodity code either sees minimal use in public-sector procurement or is being misapplied by issuing bodies when they solicit fresh produce contracts. School districts, the primary buyer in the recent-opportunities block, do solicit fresh produce regularly, but the solicitations name apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, peppers, tomatoes, citrus fruits, and eggs rather than specialty dried fruits or medjool dates.

School districts in Georgia, Texas, Florida, and Wisconsin dominate recent activity in the fresh produce space, with Georgia boards of education posting the highest frequency of IFBs, RFPs, and ITBs for fresh fruit and vegetable supply. Representative solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin) issuing RFB 4162 for petite bananas due July 29, 2026, and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (also due July 29, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issuing IFB #SN002-2027 for over 200 fresh produce line items with bids due June 26, 2026; Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia) issuing IFB 27-02 for fresh produce to 16 school locations with bids due April 14, 2026; and Douglas County School System (Georgia) issuing RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts with proposals due March 4, 2026 and estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two. The broader Georgia, Texas, and Florida school nutrition procurement ecosystem shows consistent weekly or annual contracting for fresh produce delivery to multiple school sites, with evaluation criteria typically weighting cost at 30–50%, vendor qualifications and experience at 15–20%, and product quality and availability at 15–30%, though the medjool dates code itself shows no visible recent procurement activity.