UNSPSC 50535609: Dried non GMO sugarloaf pineapple

The variety of non GMO pineapples known as non GMO sugarloaf 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 50535609 Dried non-GMO sugarloaf pineapple is a Commodity code representing a discrete product line that state and local governments procure as part of broader food service contracts rather than as standalone items. The recent opportunities tagged to this code show little direct purchasing activity for dried non-GMO sugarloaf pineapple specifically; instead, the code appears to have been applied to comprehensive grocery and fresh produce solicitations spanning school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food supply. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix—Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut), Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Douglas County School System (Georgia), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), and Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi)—alongside county commissioners, city purchasing offices, and state health agencies including the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the State of Georgia. These jurisdictions procure food under large master grocery and fresh produce contracts that aggregate hundreds of line items, with sourcing through competitive bidding processes designed to fill annual nutrition program needs across multiple school sites or county facilities.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Florida, where school districts and county systems have issued multiple solicitations for grocery, fresh produce, and fresh produce-and-eggs contracts during the past six months, with secondary activity in Connecticut, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia. Representative recent opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026), spanning 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens with a one-year term from July 1, 2026; the Douglas County School System's Food Supply and Distribution Services RFP (26-003, due February 18, 2026), estimated at approximately $9 million annually to serve 32 schools; and Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce solicitation (due June 26, 2026) covering over 200 line items of fresh and specialty produce across three delivery locations for the 2026-27 school year. The Bulloch County Board of Education's School Nutrition Grocery Bid (due May 4, 2026) and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's fresh produce bid (due April 23, 2026) further illustrate the pattern of school-district-led procurement of multi-category food bundles. Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products are standard across these solicitations, and vendors typically must accept electronic ordering systems, maintain HACCP plans with 24-hour recall capability, provide nutritional labeling and formulation statements, and deliver on firm fixed-price terms with no fuel surcharges.