UNSPSC 50523306: Non GMO rio red grapefruits

The variety of non GMO grapefruit known as non GMO rio red grapefruit. 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 50523306 Non GMO Rio Red Grapefruits (Commodity) sees little relevant recent activity in the state and local procurement record. The code shows no recent solicitations explicitly requesting Non GMO Rio Red Grapefruits or grapefruits as standalone line items; instead, recent opportunities in Georgia, Texas, Wisconsin, and Florida school districts are procuring fresh produce broadly—apples, bananas, berries, peppers, leafy greens, and citrus varieties—under consolidated food service contracts that blend produce categories, with grapefruit appearing only incidentally within comprehensive fresh fruit specifications (such as Hancock County's over-200-line-item fresh produce solicitation and Glynn County's approximately-60-line-item procurement). The tag mismatch suggests the code classification does not align with actual state and local buying patterns under produce and food service contracts.

School nutrition programs dominate the issuing-body mix—Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Bartow County School System, Bulloch County School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Glynn County Board of Education, McAllen Independent School District, Austin Independent School District, and Douglas County School System are all active in fresh produce procurement through RFP, RFQ, IFB, and ITB vehicles for 2026-2027 school year contracts. Georgia and Texas see the densest recent activity, with Wisconsin and Florida represented by single solicitations. Opportunities are concentrated in school-year food service supply (typically July through June contract cycles) with annual values ranging from estimated hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars, delivery to multiple school sites weekly, strict HACCP and Buy American compliance, and award on a lowest-responsive-and-responsible or line-item basis. The consistent absence of dedicated grapefruit line items across these procurements suggests that if grapefruits are sourced at all under 50523306, they flow through catch-all fresh-fruit categories rather than commodity-specific bids.