UNSPSC 50533306: Dried non GMO rio red grapefruit

The variety of non GMO grapefruit known as non GMO rio red 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 50533306 Dried non GMO rio red grapefruit is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure dried citrus products as components of broader food and nutrition programs, particularly for school lunch services and institutional meal operations. Recent solicitations show this code tags opportunities for packaged and processed food items supplied to school districts, state health and human services facilities, and county nutrition programs operating under the National School Lunch Program and related federal child nutrition statutes. Buyers include school boards, state health departments, and county commissioners; the issuing bodies span independent school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida). Solicitation scopes typically bundle dried and processed fruits alongside fresh produce, frozen items, dairy, condiments, and proteins into comprehensive food-service line-item catalogs rather than isolating individual product SKUs, meaning dried grapefruit appears as one line among hundreds of grocery items meeting Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards, Buy American domestic-content requirements, and allergen restrictions.

Recent opportunities originate in Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida, with the most granular recent example being the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases IFB BNB052266 (due June 30, 2026) for over 1,100 grocery line items supporting the Board of Education Food & Nutrition Services Department, requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content, blind lab testing of samples, and delivery to the central warehouse at 113 Federal Street and designated school sites on a Monday-through-Friday schedule. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 (due July 13, 2026) targets food and consumables for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million and contract terms running September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2027, with renewal and extension options. The Hancock County Board of Education IFB #SN002-2027 (due June 26, 2026) solicited fresh produce across over 200 line items for the 2026-27 school year with firm fixed pricing and three delivery locations; while that opportunity emphasizes fresh items, the Bridgeport and Texas solicitations show the broader food-service bundles into which dried citrus typically enters. Response dates have passed on most recent notices, indicating steady procurement rhythm across the school-lunch and institutional-food-service calendar.