UNSPSC 50536102: Dried non GMO pineapple quince

The variety of non GMO quince known as non GMO pineapple quince 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 50536102 Dried non-GMO pineapple quince, a Commodity code, appears to see minimal directly aligned recent activity in state and local procurement. The recent opportunities tagged under this code predominantly reflect school nutrition and senior meal programs procuring broad food supply categories—grocery items, fresh produce, meal preparation services, and comprehensive food distribution—rather than specialty dried fruit products. The City of Bridgeport's grocery bid (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) and the Bulloch County Board of Education's school nutrition grocery bid (IFB #043025, due May 4, 2026) span over 1,100 and numerous line items respectively across breakfast items, frozen products, vegetables, fruits, dairy, snacks, and meats, but neither identifies dried non-GMO pineapple or quince as discrete line items. Dried specialty fruit procurement, if it occurs at all under this code, appears embedded within larger commodity aggregations rather than solicited as a standalone or featured product category.

Issuing bodies across the recent opportunities consist primarily of school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Bulloch County Board of Education, Fairfax County Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Meriden Public Schools, Douglas County School System) and county or municipal purchasing offices on their behalf, alongside one state health agency (Texas Health and Human Services Commission) and one county senior services program (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners). Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (multiple school districts, state procurement) and appears in Connecticut, Florida, Texas, Mississippi, and Virginia as well. No recent opportunities explicitly identified dried non-GMO pineapple quince as a procurement line item, suggesting the code may be either underutilized for this commodity or misapplied to state and local food service contracts that bundle specialty dried fruits within broader produce or grocery categories.