UNSPSC 50537018: Dried non GMO jujube

The variety of non GMO fruit known as non GMO jujube 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 50537018 Dried non-GMO jujube, a Commodity code, reflects minimal current activity in state and local procurement—the code does not appear in any of the recent opportunities posted. While the source includes solicitations for fresh produce, grocery items, meals, and food service across school districts, county governments, and state agencies, dried jujubes are not specifically named in any active RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB. The recent opportunities emphasize fresh produce (apples, berries, vegetables, citrus), staple grocery items (grains, dairy, condiments, frozen goods), proteins, and prepared meals for school nutrition programs and senior services; processed or specialty dried fruits do not surface as a procurement line item in the current market activity tracked.

The code shows no recent state or local solicitations, no issuing body repeat activity, and no geographic concentration. Firms pursuing work under this commodity should note that procurement officers in school nutrition, county food service, and state agency nutrition programs are actively buying comprehensive grocery and fresh produce contracts—but dried jujubes do not appear to be a specified or regularly bid category in these programs at this time. Current activity favors fresh and processed foods that meet child nutrition standards, Buy American requirements, and USDA commodity program integration, which may limit demand for specialty dried fruits outside niche dietary or cultural procurement drivers not yet evident in posted solicitations.