UNSPSC 50535906: Dried non GMO pinkhan pomegranates

The variety of non GMO pomegranates known as non GMO pinkhan pomegranates that have 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 50535906 Dried non GMO pinkhan pomegranates (Commodity) describes a single specialty dried fruit product, yet state and local governments procuring under this code buy broadly across food and consumable items — fresh produce, packaged meals, grocery staples, and food-service supplies for schools, senior centers, and institutional facilities. Recent solicitations show that while the code nominally names a specific pomegranate variety, issuing bodies tag general food procurement under it, making the actual buying activity far wider than the code name suggests. The jurisdictions soliciting span school districts (city boards of education and county school systems), county commissioners' offices, state health and human services agencies, and municipal purchasing departments. School nutrition programs dominate the recent activity, driven by National School Lunch Program compliance requirements and the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act standards that condition all bids.

Recent opportunities cluster in the Southeast and Texas. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB for fresh produce with over 200 line items due June 26, 2026; the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Connecticut) solicited over 1,100 grocery-item line items for the Bridgeport Board of Education with a June 30, 2026 due date and a contract running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Procurement and Contracting Services issued IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 11, 2026, with a historical value of $1.5 million for the prior year; Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) posted ITB 26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services due June 25, 2026, with an estimated three-year contract value of $17,832,659.90; the State of Georgia posted a food, supplies, and kitchen products solicitation due June 22, 2026; and Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) solicited packaged meal boxes for a summer food program due April 29, 2026. All recent opportunities require Buy American compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content where applicable), HACCP plans, insurance, and compliance with federal food-service regulations including CFR Title VII sections.