UNSPSC 50535600: Dried non GMO pineapples

The type of tropical monocotyledonous plant (ananas comosus of the family bromeliaceae, the pineapple family) that has rigid spiny-margined recurved leaves and a short stalk with a dense oblong head of small abortive flowers. 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 50535600 Dried non-GMO pineapples is a Class code; state and local governments do not appear to procure dried pineapples directly under this code based on recent solicitation activity. The recent opportunities tagged to this code are instead broad-scope food service and school nutrition contracts spanning groceries, fresh produce, prepared meals, and supplies across multiple product categories, with dried fruit specifications typically embedded within larger commodity baskets rather than solicited as standalone line items. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual procurement patterns suggests this code either receives infrequent use for its namesake commodity or that state and local buyers classify dried pineapples and similar preserved fruits under broader grocery or produce family codes instead.

Issuing bodies across recent activity include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, Hancock County and Bulloch County boards in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi), county and state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission El Paso State Supported Living Center, Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), and a municipal government (City of Dallas). School districts dominate the activity, reflecting the National School Lunch Program's centrality to state and local food procurement. Most opportunities are posted as IFB, RFP, or ITB notices with sealed-bid submissions and response windows ranging from two to six weeks. Geographic spread includes Georgia (multiple school districts and state-level buys), Florida, Texas, Connecticut, Virginia, and Mississippi. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' IFB for grocery items spanning over 1,100 line items due June 30, 2026; Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at El Paso State Supported Living Center due July 13, 2026 with a historical spend of $1.5 million; and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 term contract (IFB 2000004323) due April 27, 2026, requiring deliveries to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens. None of these solicitations name dried non-GMO pineapples as a line item.