UNSPSC 50525506: Non GMO giant fuyu persimmons

The variety of non GMO persimmons known as non GMO giant fuyu persimmons. 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 50525506 Non GMO giant fuyu persimmons is a Commodity code that does not match the work actually being solicited under it in recent state and local opportunities. The code's nominal scope specifies a single specialty fruit variety, yet the recent opportunities block contains no persimmon procurements and instead shows school districts and educational purchasing cooperatives issuing RFPs, RFQs, ITBs, and IFBs for broad fresh produce and food service contracts spanning dozens of commodity lines — apples, bananas, berries, vegetables, eggs, and prepared items — with no persimmons explicitly named in any specification. The mismatch between the code's narrow definition and the scope of actual procurements suggests this code is rarely or incorrectly applied in state and local solicitations.

School districts and school nutrition programs dominate the issuing bodies across the recent opportunities, including 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 a multi-district cooperative (Douglas County School System through GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 districts across Georgia). Activity concentrates heavily in Georgia and Texas, with secondary presence in Wisconsin and Florida. Representative recent solicitations include Hancock County Board of Education IFB SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items across multiple apple varieties, berries, vegetables, and specialty fruits with a due date of June 26, 2026; Bulloch County School District IFP for locally-grown produce including 24 items with produce sourced within 200 miles, due May 4, 2026; and Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 through GEC Buying Cooperative for approximately 72 fresh produce and egg line items across 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million and a proposal deadline of March 4, 2026. No recent state and local opportunities explicitly reference non-GMO giant fuyu persimmons or close variants, indicating minimal current activity under this specific Commodity code.