UNSPSC 50535606: Dried non GMO pernambuco pineapple

The variety of non GMO pineapples known as non GMO pernambuco pineapple 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 50535606 Dried non-GMO pernambuko pineapple (Commodity) shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity directly aligned with the code's narrow scope. The recent opportunities posted under or near this code involve broad-spectrum food procurement — school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food supplies — rather than specialty dried fruit items. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases sought grocery items spanning over 1,100 line items for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requested food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center; Hancock County Board of Education solicited fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year; Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners sought senior meal preparation and delivery services; and the Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi requested packaged 7-day meal boxes for the Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program. These solicitations emphasize fresh and shelf-stable staples, processed proteins, dairy, and bulk produce items rather than specialty or dried tropical fruit. When dried fruit or pineapple appears in these broader food solicitations, it typically represents one or two line items within hundreds of competing commodities, not a primary procurement focus.

Issuing bodies across the recent opportunities span school districts (Bridgeport, Hancock County, Pascagoula-Gautier), county commissioners (Hillsborough), state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC, State of Georgia), reflecting institutional and population-serving food programs. Geographic activity spans Connecticut (Bridgeport), Texas (El Paso), Georgia (Hancock County and state-level), Florida (Hillsborough County), and Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier). The Bridgeport RFP closed June 30, 2026; the Texas HHSC IFB for the El Paso facility was due July 13, 2026; Hancock County's IFB for fresh produce closed June 26, 2026; Hillsborough County's ITB for senior meal services was due June 25, 2026; and the Pascagoula-Gautier sealed bid for packaged meal boxes closed April 29, 2026. None of these solicitations explicitly named dried non-GMO pernambuko pineapple or specialty dried tropical fruit as a line item or category.