UNSPSC 50535502: Dried non GMO black sapote persimmon

The variety of non GMO persimmons known as non GMO black sapote 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 50535502 Dried non-GMO black sapote persimmon is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual procurement activity appearing in recent state and local solicitations. The code nominally covers a single specialized dried fruit product, but recent opportunities tagged under it consist almost entirely of broad food service and school nutrition procurement — grocery items for school lunch programs, fresh produce supply contracts, senior meal preparation, and institutional food distribution — none of which involve dried black sapote persimmon or comparable specialty dried fruits. The mismatch between the code's narrow product scope and the wide-ranging food service work being solicited suggests a classification error in the opportunities dataset rather than active market demand for the coded commodity itself.

State and local procurement under this code shows no material recent activity aligned with dried non-GMO black sapote persimmon. Solicitations tagged to 50535502 span school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Hancock County Board of Education, Bulloch County Board of Education, Meriden Public Schools, Douglas County Schools, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county purchasing offices (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), municipal food service (City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases for the Board of Education, City of Dallas), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and regional cooperative buying vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative across 30 Georgia school districts). Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Texas, Virginia, and Mississippi. Representative opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools seeking master grocery K-12 supply (IFB, April 27, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia requesting fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year (IFB, June 26, 2026), City of Bridgeport seeking grocery items for school lunch (June 30, 2026), and Hillsborough County in Florida procuring senior meal preparation and delivery services (ITB, June 25, 2026 at $17.8 million over three years). The code does not appear to represent an active procurement category for the specialty commodity it nominally describes.