UNSPSC 50535511: Dried non GMO sharon fruit persimmon

The variety of non GMO persimmons known as non GMO sharon fruit 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 50535511 Dried non-GMO sharon fruit persimmon is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement captures fresh and processed produce purchased by school nutrition programs, county food service operations, and state-supported living facilities. The source data shows school districts and state health agencies soliciting dried fruits, fresh produce, and related food items under broad grocery and nutrition categories; the specific commodity of dried sharon fruit persimmons does not appear as a line item in any of the recent opportunities listed, suggesting the code may be underutilized or tagged to broader fresh-and-processed-produce categories that encompass the specific dried-fruit commodity. State and local buyers using this code span school districts (boards of education managing the National School Lunch Program and Child Nutrition Summer Food Service), county commissioners funding senior meal delivery, state health and human services agencies operating state-supported living centers, and municipal departments of public purchase coordinating nutrition contracting on behalf of school systems. Contracts under related produce codes carry Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content, HACCP food-safety plans, nutritional compliance with the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, and delivery into multiple school or facility sites on prepaid-freight, firm-price bases.

Recent opportunities in the broader produce and grocery family span Connecticut (City of Bridgeport, Bridgeport Board of Education, IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items due June 30, 2026), Texas (Health and Human Services Commission El Paso State Supported Living Center, IFB for food and consumable products, prior-year value $1.5 million, due July 13, 2026), Georgia (Hancock County Board of Education, fresh produce with over 200 line items, IFB due June 26, 2026), Florida (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, senior meal preparation and delivery services, ITB-26-00289, estimated three-year value $17.8 million, due June 25, 2026), and Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Child Nutrition Summer Food Service packaged meal boxes, sealed bids due April 29, 2026). The Georgia and Florida opportunities show the strongest recent activity. Dried sharon fruit persimmons as a standalone commodity line item does not surface in the recent solicitation record; pursue this code only if your firm holds current USDA-compliant dried-fruit certifications and can position within the broader school-nutrition or institutional-food-service procurement streams already active in these states.