UNSPSC 50537006: Dried non GMO canistel

The variety of non GMO fruit known as non GMO canistel 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 50537006 Dried non-GMO canistel, a Commodity code, does not align with the state and local procurement activity found in the source material. The recent opportunities tagged to this code are for fresh produce, boxed meals, comprehensive grocery supply, school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and USDA commodity distribution—none of which involve dried canistel or specialty dried fruits. The mismatch suggests a miscoding at the issuing-body level rather than active procurement demand under this specific commodity line.

State and local jurisdictions soliciting under the food supply and produce categories named in these opportunities include school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Meriden Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Douglas County School System), county governments (Hillsborough County, Douglas County), city purchasing departments (City of Bridgeport, City of Meriden, City of Dallas), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and special-purpose districts (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts). The geographic spread spans Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia, with the highest concentration in Georgia school districts. Representative recent opportunities include the Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 IFB (April 27, 2026 due date) for weekly delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens; the City of Bridgeport's Grocery Items IFB for school lunch support (June 30, 2026 due date) with over 1,100 line items subject to Buy American and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act compliance; the Meriden Public Schools RFP for commercial groceries and USDA Foods (February 25, 2026 deadline, $3.1 million estimated value); and the Hillsborough County ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery ($17.8 million over three years, June 25, 2026 deadline). These solicitations reflect substantial volumes of standard grocery commodities rather than specialty or ethnic food products. The code shows no recent purchasing activity aligned with dried canistel as a discrete procurement line.