UNSPSC 50533108: Dried non GMO mission figs

The variety of non GMO figs known as non GMO mission 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 50533108 Dried non-GMO mission figs, a Commodity code, does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The most recent opportunities in the available record span fresh produce, packaged meal boxes, prepared meals, and bulk grocery items for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and state-supported facilities, but none of the opportunities name dried figs or other dried fruit products as line items. The Bridgeport Board of Education IFB for over 1,100 grocery items, the Hancock County Schools fresh produce IFB covering more than 200 produce line items, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center, and the Pascagoula-Gautier School District's summer meal box solicitation collectively suggest that school districts and state agencies purchase fresh produce, prepared foods, and canned or shelf-stable items in significant volume, but the code does not match the actual goods being solicited today.

State and local procurement under this code shows little recent activity that maps to dried non-GMO figs. Geographic distribution of the broader food-service activity includes Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi, with school districts and state health and human services agencies as the primary issuing bodies. Bidders pursuing this code should verify whether state and local procurement offices have historically classified dried figs under this UNSPSC designation or whether the code is misaligned with current buying patterns; the available record provides no evidence of active demand.