UNSPSC 50532908: Dried non GMO khadrawi/khadrawy dates

The variety of non GMO dates known as non GMO khadrawi/khadrawy 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 50532908 Dried non-GMO khadrawi/khadrawy dates, a Commodity code, does not appear in state and local procurement activity based on the recent opportunities reviewed. The most recent solicitations tagged to this code span school nutrition grocery procurements, fresh produce contracts, senior meal services, and general food supply distribution—none of which explicitly reference dried dates as a line item or procurement focus. The City of Bridgeport's grocery bid for the Board of Education, the Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 contract, the Bulloch County Board of Education School Food Authority procurement, and comparable district-level food service RFPs across Connecticut, Georgia, Florida, Texas, and Mississippi all enumerate detailed product categories (fresh produce, frozen items, dairy, meats, grains, snacks, beverages, condiments, and specialty items), but dried dates are not identified as a specification or commodity within these scope documents.

The opportunity block shows active procurement from school districts (Bridgeport, Fairfax, Hancock County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, Pascagoula-Gautier, Meriden, and Douglas County), state agencies (Georgia, Texas Health and Human Services Commission), county commissioners (Hillsborough), and transit or senior-service bodies (Hillsborough County senior meal delivery), with geographic concentration in Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Texas, and Mississippi. However, the code itself—a highly specialized commodity tied to a specific cultivar of dried date—does not align with the generalist grocery and produce procurement mix actually being transacted under the UNSPSC tag. Firms pursuing state and local food-service contracts should monitor school nutrition and institutional catering RFPs directly, but should not rely on this code as a reliable market signal for dried-date procurement activity at the state and local level.