UNSPSC 50536906: Dried non GMO red delight tamarillo

The variety of non GMO tamarillo known as non GMO red delight 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 50536906 Dried non-GMO red delight tamarillo is a Commodity code that nominally names a single specialty fruit product, but the recent opportunities tagged under it span broad food-service procurement — school nutrition programs, institutional food supply, senior meal services, and general food and consumable products for state facilities. The code sees little activity specifically for the named commodity; instead, state and local buying offices are using it as a catch-all classification for competitive food procurement across multiple meal-service contexts. Issuing bodies include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county governments (Hillsborough County Commission), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and special-purpose institutional operations (HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center). School districts appear as the most frequent buyers, with districts in Connecticut, Georgia, Mississippi, and Texas posting opportunities within the recent window.

The geographic spread spans Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi, with school-lunch and institutional-food solicitations concentrated in the Southeast and Southwest. Recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases seeking grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department under IFB BNB052266 with a June 30, 2026 response deadline, requiring over 1,100 line items and Buy American compliance (51% domestic content); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting food and consumable products for the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017449 with a July 13, 2026 deadline and a prior historical value of $1.5 million; Hancock County Board of Education requesting fresh produce under IFB SN002-2027 with a June 26, 2026 deadline across over 200 line items; and Hillsborough County Commission requesting senior meal preparation and delivery services under ITB 26-00289 with a June 25, 2026 deadline and an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90. Most opportunities enforce Buy American provisions, HACCP compliance, and nutritional standards aligned with federal school-meal programs. The code shows substantial fragmentation across buyer types and limited relevance to the specific commodity named in its title.