UNSPSC 50525606: Non GMO pernambuco pineapple

The variety of non GMO pineapples known as non GMO pernambuco pineapple. 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 50525606 Non GMO pernambuco pineapple is a Commodity code that shows minimal relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a single pineapple variety with non-GMO sourcing, but the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations for this specific product — instead, it holds school nutrition RFPs and IFBs across multiple states soliciting broad fresh produce categories (bananas, apples, berries, root vegetables, leafy greens, citrus, and other items) for institutional food service. A single opportunity names petite bananas (Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026), but no opportunity targets pernambuco pineapples or pineapples at all by name or specification. The mismatch suggests either misclassification of opportunities in the source data or that this commodity code does not track active state and local buying for the product type it names.

School nutrition programs across Georgia, Texas, Wisconsin, and Florida dominate the recent opportunities block, with state education departments and school boards issuing RFBs, RFPs, and IFBs for annual food-service contracts under cooperative purchasing vehicles such as GEC Buying Cooperative. Representative solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's petite bananas RFB (due July 29, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Central Time, estimated annual value $78,000), Douglas County School System's fresh produce and eggs RFP through GEC (due March 4, 2026, covering 30 districts with approximately $5.5 million annual spending across two areas), and Hillsborough County Public Schools' USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program RFP (posted April 13, 2026, estimated budget $600,000). If pursuing vendors in this commodity code, verify that state and local procurement offices are actually buying pernambuco pineapples; the recent activity offers no evidence of demand for this product at the state or local level.