UNSPSC 50535501: Dried non GMO american persimmon

The variety of non GMO persimmons known as non GMO american persimmon 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 50535501 Dried non GMO american persimmon is a Commodity code that nominally covers dried persimmon products, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code reflect little to no procurement activity specifically for dried persimmons. Instead, the tagged solicitations span broad school nutrition, institutional food service, and senior meal programs — grocery items, fresh produce, packaged meal boxes, and catered dining services — where dried persimmons would represent a minor line item if sourced at all. The issuing bodies include city school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), a state health authority (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), a state procurement office (State of Georgia), and a county government (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners). None of these opportunities specifically identify persimmons or dried fruit as a procurement focus; instead, they treat persimmons, if present, as part of much larger commodity categories spanning produce, grocery staples, or kitchen products.

The recent activity spans Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi, with contract values ranging from approximately $1.5 million (Texas HHSC El Paso) to $17.8 million (Hillsborough County senior meals) over one- to three-year periods. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 RFQ for over 1,100 line items of grocery products (due June 30, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for fresh produce spanning 200 line items (due June 26, 2026); and the State of Georgia's May 2026 solicitation for food, supplies, and kitchen products (due June 22, 2026). The code exhibits a fundamental misalignment between its nominal scope and the actual procurement activity tagged to it — state and local buyers soliciting under this code are purchasing institutional nutrition programs and broad food-service portfolios, not specialty dried fruit. Firms pursuing sales of dried persimmons should track produce and grocery commodity codes more closely than this one.