UNSPSC 50532904: Dried non GMO fardh dates

The variety of non GMO dates known as non GMO fardh dates that have been dried for preservation. 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 50532904 Dried non-GMO fardh dates, a Commodity code, nominally covers specialty dried date products, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows little direct relevance to the UNSPSC description. The sourced opportunities instead reflect broad food and nutrition procurement across school districts, county governments, state health agencies, and municipal purchasing offices. These jurisdictions are soliciting comprehensive grocery and food service contracts that span produce, prepared meals, institutional food supplies, and related consumables — work that typically maps to broader food commodity families rather than to a single specialty dried-date line item. The issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Bridgeport Board of Education), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and special-purpose institutional facilities. None of the recent opportunities explicitly name dried dates or specialty date products as a primary scope element.

Recent activity spans Florida, Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, and Mississippi. The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners posted an ITB on June 3, 2026, for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years, due June 25, 2026. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases solicited grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education through an IFB (BNB052266) due June 30, 2026, covering over 1,100 line items including fresh and processed foods subject to Buy American provisions and USDA compliance. Hancock County Board of Education issued an IFB (SN002-2027) for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items of apples, berries, vegetables, and specialty fruits, due June 26, 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission requested bids on food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026, with a prior-period value of $1.5 million. This code shows little targeted procurement of dried non-GMO dates as a discrete commodity and does not signal active pursuit opportunity in the specialty date segment.