UNSPSC 50535507: Dried non GMO hachiya persimmons

The variety of non GMO persimmons known as non GMO hachiya 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 50535507 Dried non-GMO Hachiya persimmons is a Commodity code covering specialized dried fruit products for institutional food service. State and local governments procure under this code primarily as line items within broader grocery and food-service solicitations for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional cafeteria operations. The actual buying reflects narrow demand — dried persimmons appear as one among hundreds of produce and food items in multi-line-item contracts, not as standalone procurements. School districts and county nutrition departments are the primary issuing bodies, with health and human services agencies and municipal food-service operations soliciting at lower frequency. The code captures a niche commodity within the institutional food supply chain, typically bundled into contracts that specify Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act compliance, nutritional labeling, domestic sourcing thresholds, and allergen restrictions.

Recent state and local opportunities underscore this positioning. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) issued IFB BNB052266 in June 2026 for over 1,100 grocery line items including fresh and processed fruits, with response due June 30, 2026; the Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) posted IFB #SN002-2027 in June 2026 for fresh produce spanning 200-plus line items across the 2026–27 school year, due June 26, 2026; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited food and consumable products under IFB HHS0017449 in June 2026 for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with historical volume of $1.5 million annually, due July 13, 2026. A Hillsborough County (Florida) ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services (ITB-26-00289, June 2026) valued at $17.8 million over three years represents a different format — prepared and delivered meals rather than commodity supply — but uses similar sourcing channels. The code sees most recent activity in the Southeast and Southwest (Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut), concentrated in school-district food-service renewals and state health-services operations. Dried persimmons specifically do not appear in the posted summaries, indicating the commodity sees limited standalone procurement visibility; it is bought as part of larger fruit-and-produce awards where it competes against fresh and other dried alternatives on price, nutritional profile, and shelf stability.