UNSPSC 50533103: Dried non GMO calimyrna figs

The variety of non GMO figs known as non GMO calimyrna figs 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 50533103 Dried non GMO calimyrna figs is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities on record show little activity directly soliciting this specific product. The recent opportunities tagged under the code span broader food procurement categories — school district grocery and fresh produce contracts, senior meal services, and institutional food supply programs — rather than dried figs specifically. State and local governments do purchase food items for school nutrition programs, senior services, and institutional food operations, but the opportunities recorded here reflect general produce, meal preparation, and kitchen supply categories rather than targeted procurement of dried figs as a line item.

The issuing bodies across recent opportunities include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi), a county government (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), a state agency (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and a state purchasing office (Georgia). Geographic activity spans Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Bridgeport's grocery items RFP for the Board of Education (electronic bids due June 30, 2026, covering over 1,100 line items subject to Buy American provisions and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act standards); Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB for the 2026-27 school year (sealed bids due June 26, 2026, spanning 200 line items of fresh produce across multiple varieties); and Hillsborough County's senior meal preparation and delivery services ITB (bids due June 25, 2026, with an estimated contract value of $17,832,659.90 over three years). None of these opportunities explicitly name dried figs as a solicited item, indicating the code classification may reflect aggregate food supply taxonomies rather than targeted procurement of this specific commodity.