UNSPSC 50537001: Dried non GMO akee

The variety of non GMO fruit known as non GMO akee 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 50537001 Dried non-GMO akee is a Commodity code that shows no recent relevant state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specialty dried fruit product, yet the most recent opportunities posted under this code are broad grocery and food service solicitations—school nutrition programs, senior meal delivery, institutional food supply contracts, and fresh produce procurements—none of which specifically reference akee or dried specialty fruits as line items or scopes. The sole recent posting tagged to this code is a Bridgeport Board of Education grocery bid (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) spanning over 1,100 line items across breakfast items, cereals, frozen products, condiments, and produce, with no mention of dried akee; a Texas state facility food service contract (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) covering consumables under standard NIGP food classes; Georgia and Connecticut school district produce and grocery bids; and a Hillsborough County senior meal delivery RFP. None of these solicitations itemizes akee or any dried specialty tropical fruit as a required or optional commodity.

The issuing bodies posting under this code include school districts (Bridgeport, Fairfax County, Hancock County, Douglas County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, Meriden, Pascagoula-Gautier), state agencies (Georgia, Texas), county boards (Hillsborough), and the City of Dallas. Geographic coverage spans Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia. The mismatch between the code's formal name and the actual procurement content—broad-spectrum institutional food supply rather than specialty dried fruit—signals that this code assignment may reflect categorization error by the issuing systems rather than genuine demand for akee products at the state and local level. No evidence in the source supports active procurement of dried non-GMO akee by any jurisdiction.