UNSPSC 50532913: Dried non GMO mactoum dates

The variety of non GMO dates known as non GMO mactoum 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 50532913 Dried non GMO mactoum dates is a Commodity code, but state and local governments show no recent procurement activity under this specific code. The recent opportunities in the source carry the code tag but the actual solicitations span broad grocery, fresh produce, and meal service contracts — school nutrition programs, senior meal delivery, institutional food service — with no mentions of dried dates or specialty fruit items. The mismatch between the code's narrow scope (dried non-GMO mactoum dates) and the scope of work being solicited suggests the code tag is either a data-entry error in the procurement systems or an artifact of legacy categorization that does not reflect current buying patterns.

State and local buyers in the recent opportunities — school districts (Bridgeport, Hancock County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County, Meriden, Fairfax County, Douglas County, Pascagoula-Gautier), transit and aging services (Hillsborough County senior meals), state health agencies (Texas HHSC), and city governments (Dallas, Meriden) — are issuing RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs for master grocery contracts, fresh produce supply, packaged meal boxes, and food service distribution, with response dates ranging from February through July 2026 and contract values reaching $3.1 million to $17.8 million. Geographic activity clusters in Georgia (Douglas County, Hancock County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County), with significant procurement also in Florida, Texas, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Virginia. No evidence in the source supports current market demand for dried non-GMO mactoum dates specifically, and pursuing this code appears premature without visibility into actual procurement intent under the precise commodity code.