UNSPSC 50535500: Dried non GMO persimmons

The type of non GMO fruit known as non GMO persimmons 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 50535500 Dried non-GMO persimmons is a Class code that nominally describes a single dried-fruit commodity, but state and local procurement activity under this code shows no recent solicitations for dried persimmons specifically. The recent opportunities posted under this code span broad food-service procurement — school nutrition programs, senior meal services, institutional food supply, and general grocery items — in which dried persimmons, if purchased at all, would be a minor line item among hundreds of food products. The issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), a state health and human services agency (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and a county board of commissioners (Hillsborough County in Florida). The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being bought — bulk food procurement for institutional feeding programs — suggests either miscoding in the state and local procurement systems or incidental procurement of dried persimmons as a single SKU within much larger food-service contracts.

Recent activity spans Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport's IFB for over 1,100 grocery-item line items for school breakfast and lunch under the National School Lunch Program (due June 30, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical annual value of $1.5 million (due July 13, 2026), and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning 200-plus line items for the 2026–27 school year (due June 26, 2026). The Hillsborough County senior meal preparation and delivery contract (ITB 26-00289, due June 25, 2026) carries an estimated three-year value of $17.8 million. Vendors pursuing institutional food supply under this code should note that Buy American Provision requirements (51 percent domestic agricultural content) and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards are standard compliance obligations across school nutrition RFPs and IFBs. The code shows no activity that narrowly targets dried persimmons as a standalone procurement; bidding should focus on broader food-service categories where dried fruit appears as a minor commodity within larger food-supply contracts.