UNSPSC 50537023: Dried non GMO monstera

The variety of non GMO fruit known as non GMO monstera 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 50537023 Dried non-GMO monstera, a Commodity code, shows minimal alignment between the nominal product taxonomy and actual state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations for dried monstera or any botanicals; instead, the tagged opportunities overwhelmingly concern school nutrition, senior meal services, and institutional food service — fresh produce, groceries, prepared meals, and commodity foodstuffs. The code's assignment to these solicitations appears to be a taxonomy mismatch rather than a deliberate classification of the botanical product itself. State and local procurement offices are not buying dried non-GMO monstera as a line item or category.

The recent opportunities instead reflect heavy activity in child nutrition programs, school food service contracting, and senior meal delivery across school districts, county boards of education, state agencies, and municipal governments. Solicitations span the Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery bid (IFB, June 2026), Texas Health and Human Services Commission's food and consumables for a state-supported living center (IFB, July 2026), Hancock County Schools' fresh produce contract (IFB, June 2026), Hillsborough County's senior meal delivery (ITB, $17.8 million over three years, June 2026), Fairfax County Public Schools' master grocery contract (IFB, April 2026), Bulloch County Schools' food products and supplies (IFB, May 2026), Savannah-Chatham County's fresh produce (IFB, April 2026), and Douglas County Schools' food supply and fresh produce contracts (RFP, January–February 2026). Activity concentrates in Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Mississippi, Virginia, and Texas. Because the code does not reflect actual procurement under it, the category carries no decision value for business development targeting state and local nutrition or food service contracts.