UNSPSC 50536502: Dried non GMO black sapotes

The variety of non GMO sapotes known as non GMO black sapotes 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 50536502 Dried non-GMO black sapotes is a Commodity code that captures a narrow single-product line—dried black sapote fruit—yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged with this code show minimal activity directly aligned with the commodity itself. Instead, the solicitations represent broad grocery, food service, and meal delivery contracts spanning dozens or hundreds of line items, with dried black sapotes appearing at best as a minor or incidental component within comprehensive fresh produce, pantry, or nutrition programs. The issuing bodies include school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Meriden Public Schools, Douglas County School System), a state health services agency (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), a county board of commissioners (Hillsborough County, Florida), municipalities (City of Bridgeport, City of Dallas, City of Meriden), and a state purchasing office (State of Georgia). School nutrition programs dominate the posting volume—the vast majority of recent solicitations serve K-12 student meal programs under the National School Lunch Program or Summer Food Service Program, with contracts requiring compliance with USDA Buy American provisions, Child Nutrition Labels, whole-grain standards, and allergen restrictions.

Geographic concentration spans the Southeast, particularly Georgia (State of Georgia fresh produce and food supplies bids; Douglas County; Bulloch County; Savannah-Chatham County), Florida (Hillsborough County senior meals), and Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools, City of Bridgeport), with additional activity in Mississippi, Virginia, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) covering 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens with 76-plus line items; the Meriden Public Schools RFP (RFP 02641, due February 25, 2026) for commercial groceries and USDA Foods with an anticipated contract value of approximately $3,100,000; and the Douglas County School System food supply and distribution RFP (SN 26-003, due February 18, 2026) with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000 across 32 schools. While the code nominally identifies dried black sapotes, the recent solicitations reveal a mismatch: state and local purchasing offices are tagging comprehensive food-service and grocery contracts with this code despite the absence of any direct reference to dried sapotes in the available solicitation documents. Activity remains active in school nutrition procurement but shows little concrete demand for the specific dried-sapote commodity itself.