UNSPSC 50535900: Dried non GMO pomegranates

The type of thick-skinned several-celled reddish berry that is about the size of an orange and has many seeds with pulpy crimson arils of tart flavor 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 50535900 Dried non-GMO pomegranates, a Commodity code, shows minimal direct activity in recent state and local procurement, with the single code-tagged opportunity appearing misaligned to the specific commodity. The City of Bridgeport's June 2026 grocery bid (Solicitation BNB052266) nominally references this code but scopes over 1,100 line items spanning breakfast items, cereals, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and meats for the Bridgeport Board of Education's food service program — a broad-based school nutrition procurement unrelated to dried pomegranate sourcing. The sourced records show no dedicated RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, or ITBs specifically targeting dried non-GMO pomegranates as a standalone commodity in state or local school districts, county departments, or municipalities during the June–April 2026 window. State and local food service procurement activity concentrates instead on fresh produce, master grocery contracts, and complete meal service packages spanning multiple commodity codes and vendors.

The code shows no geographic concentration or pattern of repeat buyers. Issuing bodies across the sampled opportunities—school districts in Connecticut, Georgia, Mississippi, and Virginia; county boards in Texas, Mississippi, and Hillsborough County, Florida; and city departments in Dallas, Bridgeport, and Meriden—purchase food and produce through broader family-level or segment-level codes rather than this specific commodity tier. The near-absence of dedicated dried pomegranate solicitations suggests limited procurement traction for the item in state and local markets during this period, or that when procured, it flows through generic grocery or produce line-item bids at higher code levels rather than as a standalone line. Vendors targeting this code should expect sparse, sporadic opportunity flow and should consider broader family codes (such as produce or dried fruits at higher tiers) where state and local food service activity concentrates.