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 is a Commodity code that nominally covers a specific dried fruit product, but state and local procurement activity under this code does not reflect a direct market for dried limes. Instead, the recent opportunities tagged to this code involve broad food and consumable procurement for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food supply — a mismatch suggesting either catalog-level tagging variance or misclassification in the underlying procurement systems. The actual work being solicited spans fresh produce, packaged meal components, and full-scope grocery items required to meet National School Lunch Program compliance, Buy American provisions (51% domestic agricultural content), and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards. Issuing bodies include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi), county health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for an El Paso State Supported Living Center), and county senior services departments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida). The mix reflects institutional food service as the primary driver rather than specialty or dried fruit procurement.

Geographic activity centers on the Southeast and Southwest — Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, Connecticut, and Texas — with recent solicitations posted from April through June 2026. Representative opportunities include Hancock County Schools' fresh-produce IFB (due June 26, 2026) spanning over 200 line items of apples, berries, vegetables, and specialty fruits delivered to three school sites; the City of Bridgeport's IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items (due June 30, 2026) requiring blind testing and USDA compliance documentation; Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for food and consumables supporting an El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 11, 2026, historical annual value $1.5 million); and Hillsborough County's ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services (due June 25, 2026, estimated three-year value $17.8 million). Firms pursuing this code should recognize that the code itself does not reliably predict procurement intent — opportunities tagged here reflect institutional bulk food sourcing rather than specialty dried-fruit imports, and entry typically requires USDA compliance, Buy American documentation, insurance minimums of $1 million to $2 million per occurrence, and adherence to school nutrition or senior care regulatory frameworks.