UNSPSC 50533110: Dried non GMO verdona figs

The variety of non GMO figs known as non GMO verdona 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 50533110 Dried non-GMO Verdona figs, a Commodity code, encompasses dried specialty produce items state and local governments procure for school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and senior meal delivery operations. Recent state and local solicitations show the code tagged to broader grocery, produce, and food-service contracts where dried figs and similar specialty dried fruits appear as line items within large multi-category procurement scopes. The work involves supplying compliant agricultural products meeting USDA Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic content in processed items), Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, and HACCP food-safety protocols. Issuing bodies soliciting under this commodity include school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and county commissioners' offices. Contracts typically span twelve-month food-service terms with firm pricing structures and delivery requirements to multiple institutional sites on standard pallets.

Recent activity appears concentrated in the Southeast and Texas. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases solicited grocery items for the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services under BNB052266 (electronic bids due June 30, 2026, covering 1,100+ line items across breakfast, produce, dairy, and meat categories with compliance to Title VII CFR standards). Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia posted IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning multiple apple, berry, and vegetable varieties (due June 26, 2026). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission Procurement and Contracting Services requested food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017449 (proposals due July 11, 2026; prior-period value $1.5 million). Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida solicited senior meal preparation and delivery services under ITB-26-00289 (due June 25, 2026; three-year value $17.8 million). The State of Georgia posted a food, supplies, and kitchen-products solicitation (due June 22, 2026). No specific dried-fig line-item activity or verdona-varietal specialization appears in the recent records; the code shows limited standalone relevance and surfaces primarily as part of large, multi-item institutional-food contracts.