UNSPSC 50536905: Dried non GMO red beau tamarillo

The variety of non GMO tamarillo known as non GMO red beau 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 50536905 Dried non-GMO red beau tamarillo is a Commodity code that does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity recorded under it. The code nominally describes a specific dried fruit product, yet the most recent opportunities tagged to this code solicit broad grocery items, fresh produce, food service supplies, and meal preparation and delivery for schools, senior centers, and state-supported facilities — none of which feature dried tamarillo as a line item or procurement focus. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in how opportunities are tagged to this code or that the code is used as a catch-all placeholder for diverse food procurement that spans breakfast items, cereals, baked goods, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, fruits, dairy, snack items, beverages, and meat products across multiple jurisdictions.

Recent activity comes from school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), all seeking food and consumable products for child nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food service. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (ITB BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) solicited over 1,100 line items of grocery items for school lunch under the National School Lunch Program with Buy American requirements; Hancock County Board of Education (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) requested fresh produce across 200+ line items; Texas Health and Human Services Commission (IFB HHS0017449, due July 11, 2026) sought food and consumable products for a state-supported living center with a prior-period value of $1.5 million; and Hillsborough County (ITB 26-00289, due June 25, 2026) awarded senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years to a Florida Department of Elderly Affairs-licensed caterer. Geographic activity spans Connecticut, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, and Texas, with school nutrition programs and senior meal services as the dominant use cases. The code shows little relevant recent activity specific to dried tamarillo procurement.