UNSPSC 50534205: Dried non GMO tahitian limes

The variety of non GMO limes known as non GMO tahitian limes 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 50534205 Dried non-GMO Tahitian limes (Commodity) does not align with the active state and local procurement market shown in recent opportunities. The code nominally names a single dried-fruit specialty item, yet the recent solicitations tagged under this code pursue comprehensive food-service supply contracts spanning grocery, fresh produce, meal preparation, and institutional catering—none of which involve dried limes or dried fruit at all.

The recent opportunities reflect institutional food-service procurement at scale: school districts (Bridgeport, Connecticut; Fairfax County and Bulloch County, Georgia; Hancock County, Georgia; Pascagoula-Gautier, Mississippi; Savannah-Chatham County, Georgia; Meriden, Connecticut; Douglas County, Georgia) and county-level senior services (Hillsborough County, Florida) soliciting fresh produce, grocery items, milk and dairy, frozen foods, prepared meals, and catering through RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs with response dates between April and July 2026. State-level procurement appears in Georgia (food supplies and fresh produce) and Texas (HHSC food and consumables). The City of Dallas issued a separate competitive solicitation for boxed and bulk meal delivery. None of these opportunities describe dried citrus or specialty dried fruits. The code's assignment to these solicitations appears to be a taxonomy mismatch rather than a signal of actual demand for dried non-GMO Tahitian limes in state and local contracting. Business development professionals pursuing this commodity should expect minimal relevant activity under this code.