UNSPSC 50533303: Dried non GMO foster grapefruit

The variety of non GMO grapefruit known as non GMO foster grapefruit that has 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 50533303 Dried non-GMO foster grapefruit is a Commodity code that in practice covers a narrow slice of state and local food procurement—dried citrus and specialty produce items for institutional food service, though recent activity under this code shows minimal direct procurement of dried grapefruit itself. Instead, the code appears embedded in broader fresh and processed produce purchasing by school districts, counties, and state agencies that source groceries and meal components for child nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional cafeterias. The actual solicitations tagged under this code span fresh produce (apples, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, citrus), packaged meal components, and generic grocery items, suggesting that state and local buyers use the code more loosely than its specific commodity name implies. Issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), county governments (Hillsborough County in Florida), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and state-supported facilities, with school nutrition programs and congregate senior meal services driving the bulk of recent volume.

Activity concentrates in the Southeast and South, with recent opportunities posted from Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida between April and June 2026. Representative recent solicitations include Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items (apples, berries, leafy greens, melons, specialty citrus) with bids due June 26, 2026; the City of Bridgeport's IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items supporting the National School Lunch Program (bids due June 30, 2026); Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for food and consumables for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (proposals due July 11, 2026, with prior-period value of $1.5 million); Hillsborough County's ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services (bids due June 25, 2026, estimated at $17.8 million over three years); and State of Georgia's solicitation for food, supplies, and kitchen products (due June 22, 2026). Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content appear standard in school nutrition contracts. The Commodity code itself shows little evidence of dedicated dried grapefruit sourcing in state and local procurement; the activity reflects broader institutional food-service bundling where dried specialty produce, if purchased at all, is one line item among thousands in larger grocery or produce contracts.