UNSPSC 50535504: Dried non GMO date plum persimmon

The variety of non GMO persimmons known as non GMO date plum 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 50535504 Dried non-GMO date plum persimmon is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of specialty dried fruits, though recent opportunities show minimal direct activity under this code. School districts, county education boards, and state health agencies are the primary issuing bodies for food-service categories that include dried-fruit items, but the recent solicitations posted under or near this code span broader grocery and food-service categories rather than dried fruits specifically. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (for the Bridgeport Board of Education), Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida, the State of Georgia, and Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi have all posted food-service solicitations between April and June 2026 that encompass produce and food products across multiple categories—fresh produce, packaged meals, grocery staples, and senior meals—with dried fruits appearing as line items within larger, multi-category scope rather than as standalone procurement objects.

Recent activity is concentrated in the Southeast and spans school nutrition programs, state health services facilities, and county senior-services operations. The City of Bridgeport posted IFB BNB052266 on June 30, 2026 (due same day) for over 1,100 line-item grocery items for the 2026-27 school year, requiring Buy American compliance and blind testing of samples; Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued IFB #SN002-2027 due June 26, 2026 for fresh produce across three school sites for July 2026 through June 2027; Texas Health and Human Services Commission released IFB HHS0017449 due July 13, 2026 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with an estimated prior-period value of $1.5 million; and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida posted ITB-26-00289 due June 25, 2026 for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90. These solicitations emphasize volume purchasing, firm fixed pricing with CPI adjustments, Buy American or domestic-content requirements, and compliance with nutrition standards and food-service regulations; dried non-GMO specialty fruits like dates and persimmons do not appear as named line items in the posted summaries, suggesting limited standalone procurement under this code at present.