UNSPSC 50525501: Non GMO american persimmon

The variety of non GMO persimmons known as non GMO american persimmon. 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 50525501 Non GMO American Persimmon is a Commodity code that represents fresh specialty fruit procurement, though recent state and local solicitations reveal a substantial mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual purchasing activity. The nine recent opportunities tagged with this code show state and local education and nutrition programs actively soliciting fresh produce broadly—bananas, apples, berries, root vegetables, leafy greens, peppers, tomatoes, citrus fruits, eggs, and prepared fresh produce—but only one solicitation (Bulloch County School District) explicitly mentions persimmons as a line item among a 24-item local-produce list. The issuing bodies are entirely school districts and school nutrition programs: Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bartow County School System (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), and Douglas County School System (Georgia serving 30 districts through a cooperative). No state departments, county purchasing offices, cities, or transit authorities appear in the recent opportunities.

Geographic activity concentrates heavily in Georgia, with secondary presence in Texas, Wisconsin, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the Bulloch County School District RFP for local produce (May 4, 2026, response date) soliciting persimmons grown within 200 miles alongside watermelons, apples, citrus, sweet potatoes, and greens for the Farm to School program; Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 for petite bananas (July 29, 2026, response date) with weekly usage of 70–90 cases and annual contract value of $78,000; and the Douglas County School System RFP through the GEC Buying Cooperative (March 4, 2026, response date) covering 30 districts across two Georgia areas with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million and $1.1 million respectively across 72 produce line items. Activity is driven by school lunch and breakfast programs, the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, and farm-to-school initiatives emphasizing local and regional sourcing. The code's narrow focus on non-GMO American persimmons does not align with the breadth of commodity procurement under which it appears—vendors pursuing this code should expect to compete on broad institutional produce supply rather than specialty persimmon sales alone.