UNSPSC 50535201: Dried non GMO banana passion fruit

The variety of non GMO passion fruit known as non GMO banana passion fruit 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 50535201 Dried non-GMO banana passion fruit is a Commodity code that sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities block contains no direct solicitations for this specific product line; instead, state and local buyers are soliciting comprehensive grocery, produce, and food service contracts that may include dried fruit items as line items within broader baskets but do not isolate dried non-GMO banana passion fruit as a standalone procurement need. The code's nominal scope—a single specialty dried fruit product—does not align with the bundled, category-level food procurement that dominates state and local school nutrition, senior meal, and institutional food service contracts.

State and local food procurement is concentrated in school districts, county boards of education, and municipal agencies soliciting fresh produce, commercial groceries, and meal preparation services under umbrella IFBs and RFPs. Recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases seeking over 1,100 line items of grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education (IFB, due June 30, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia requesting bids on fresh produce with over 200 line items including apples, berries, and citrus (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026); Douglas County School System issuing an RFP for fresh produce and eggs across 30 Georgia school districts (SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026, with approximately $4.4 million estimated annual spending for Area One); and Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut procuring commercial groceries, beverages, produce, and USDA Foods (RFP 026-41, due February 25, 2026, with anticipated contract value of approximately $3,100,000). Activity spans Connecticut, Georgia, Florida, Texas, Mississippi, and Virginia. Dried specialty fruits like non-GMO banana passion fruit are rarely solicited independently; when they appear, they are typically embedded as optional line items in broader fresh and frozen produce contracts rather than forming the primary procurement object.