UNSPSC 50536904: Dried non GMO oratia red tamarillo

The variety of non GMO tamarillo known as non GMO oratia red tamarillo 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 50536904 Dried non GMO oratia red tamarillo, a Commodity code, represents a narrow agricultural specialty product category that state and local governments procure almost exclusively as part of broader school nutrition and institutional food service contracts. Recent solicitations reveal that this code appears in multi-line-item food procurement RFPs and IFBs where it sits alongside hundreds of other grocery, produce, and food-service items rather than as a standalone solicitation. State and local issuing bodies purchasing under this code include school districts (primary buyer for school breakfast and lunch programs under the National School Lunch Program), county and state health and human services agencies operating supported living centers and senior meal programs, and municipal education departments. The work involves compliance-heavy procurement cycles requiring vendors to meet Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, HACCP certification, and extensive product documentation including nutritional analyses, ingredient panels, and health inspection records. Vendors must maintain commercial general liability and products liability insurance and accept blind laboratory testing of samples at their expense.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia, Connecticut, Texas, Florida, and Mississippi. The Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) solicited over 1,100 line items of grocery items spanning vegetables, fruits, and specialty produce on an IFB due June 30, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued an IFB for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center due July 11, 2026, with historical volume of $1.5 million annually; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) requested fresh produce across 200-plus line items for school year 2026-27 on an IFB due June 26, 2026; and Hillsborough County (Florida) requested senior meal preparation and delivery services at an estimated value of $17.8 million over three years due June 25, 2026. The code sees episodic activity primarily during school fiscal-year procurement cycles and institutional food-service contract awards, with pricing firm for contract terms and no opportunity for fuel or freight surcharges.