UNSPSC 50535908: Dried non GMO wonderful pomegranates

The variety of non GMO pomegranates known as non GMO wonderful 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 50535908 Dried non-GMO wonderful pomegranates is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned to the narrow product specification. Recent opportunities tagged with this code span school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food supply contracts, but the actual procurements target broad grocery, fresh produce, and meal delivery scopes rather than dried pomegranates specifically. The Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 grocery bid (BNB052266, due June 30) encompasses over 1,100 line items including breakfast items, cereals, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, fruits, and dairy with Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural ingredients and compliance with Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission's June 2026 IFB for El Paso State Supported Living Center food and consumable products (HHS0017449, due July 13) covers food service supplies under historical spending near $1.5 million. School districts in Georgia, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Florida similarly issue annual RFPs and IFBs for comprehensive grocery and fresh produce supply—Hancock County Schools (Georgia) for fresh produce spanning apples, berries, cruciferous vegetables, and specialty items (IFB due June 26); Bulloch County Schools for multiple food categories including bases, beverages, meats, sauces, and vegetables (IFB due May 4); Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut) for commercial groceries, beverages, produce, and USDA Foods with anticipated contract value $3.1 million (RFP due February 25); and Savannah-Chatham County Schools for 72 fresh produce line items (IFB due April 23).

State and local buyers pursuing this code are primarily school districts and county boards of education, with one county commission (Hillsborough County, Florida) and one city (Dallas) issuing related meal service procurements. Geographic concentration appears in Georgia and Florida school districts, with secondary activity in Connecticut, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia. The code does not support a differentiated sourcing strategy for dried pomegranates as a discrete commodity—the tagged opportunities uniformly call for multi-category food supply or fresh produce contracts where pomegranates, if purchased at all, represent a minor line item within broader specification matrices. Vendors pursuing this code should expect to compete in large-scale grocery or produce supply frameworks rather than category-specific sourcing, with contract values ranging from $1.5 million to $9 million annually at school districts and government facilities. Buy American compliance, HACCP certification, nutritional labeling, and firm fixed pricing throughout contract terms are standard compliance requirements across opportunities.