UNSPSC 50532912: Dried non GMO medjool/medjul dates

The variety of non GMO dates known as non GMO medjool/medjul 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 50532912 Dried non GMO medjool/medjul dates is a Commodity code representing a single product line that state and local governments acquire primarily through school nutrition and food service solicitations. Recent opportunities show the code appearing in broad grocery and food supply RFQs and IFBs issued by school districts, counties, and state agencies procuring meals for students, seniors, and residents. The scope of work grounded in these solicitations encompasses commodity food purchases where dried dates are one line item among hundreds of others spanning produce, proteins, grains, dairy, and prepared foods. School districts dominate the recent activity—Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, and Pascagoula-Gautier School District have all posted solicitations in the past four months—alongside county commissioners and state health and human services departments purchasing for congregate meal programs, state-supported living facilities, and senior nutrition services. Vendors selling under this code must comply with Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products), USDA Child Nutrition Program regulations, Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards, and HACCP food safety plans, with pricing typically submitted on a firm fixed basis and payment net 30 to net 45 days.

Geographic activity centers on the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, with posted opportunities from Connecticut (Bridgeport, due June 30, 2026), Georgia (State of Georgia, due June 22, 2026), Florida (Hillsborough County, due June 25, 2026), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District, due April 29, 2026), and Texas (HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 11, 2026). Representative recent solicitations include the City of Bridgeport's IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items supporting the National School Lunch Program through June 30, 2027, with electronic submission through OpenGov e-Procurement and blind testing of samples; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce with over 200 line items and delivery to three school sites, response due June 26, 2026; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for food and consumable products supplying the El Paso State Supported Living Center at approximately $1.5 million annual historical volume. The code shows consistent recent procurement activity but no dominant issuing body—opportunities are dispersed across multiple school districts and state agencies, each running annual or multi-year cycles aligned to fiscal or academic calendars.