UNSPSC 50533702: Dried non GMO carrley guavas

The variety of non GMO guavas known as non GMO carrley guavas 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 50533702 Dried non-GMO barley guavas, a Commodity code, does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The most-recent opportunities show school districts, county commissions, and state agencies soliciting broad grocery and food-service categories — fresh produce, packaged meals, senior meal preparation, and general food supplies — but none explicitly reference dried barley guavas or any dried fruit products. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery bid covers over 1,100 line items spanning breakfast items, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and meat products under a National School Lunch Program contract; Hancock County Schools' fresh-produce IFB names multiple apple, berry, and vegetable varieties but not dried guavas; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's El Paso State Supported Living Center procurement requests food and consumable products under NIGP class numbers but no itemized dried-fruit detail; and Hillsborough County's senior meal preparation contract focuses on congregate and home-delivered meal services rather than ingredient procurement. The State of Georgia's food-supplies solicitation lists only a PDF attachment without line-item detail. The Pascagoula-Gautier School District's packaged meal-box bid does not specify dried-fruit content.

The code shows little relevant recent activity. State and local buying under the broader fresh-produce and food-supply categories remains active across school districts in Connecticut, Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida; county commissions in Florida; and state health agencies in Texas. However, no source document references dried non-GMO barley guavas as a line item or procurement focus, suggesting either minimal demand for this specific commodity in state and local purchasing or a mismatch between the code assignment and actual buying behavior.