UNSPSC 50537028: Dried non GMO rambutan

The variety of non GMO fruit known as non GMO rambutan 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 50537028 Dried non-GMO rambutan, a Commodity code, shows little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code nominally describes a single specialty dried fruit product, yet the recent opportunities tagged under this UNSPSC code reveal a systematic mismatch: they document broad food service procurement for schools, senior meal programs, and state agencies—including groceries, fresh produce, eggs, and comprehensive meal delivery—none of which center on or mention dried rambutan as a line item. The solicitations span school nutrition programs (Bridgeport Board of Education, Fairfax County Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System, Bulloch County Board of Education, Meriden Public Schools, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), state-supported living centers (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), county senior services (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), and state-level food and supply procurement (State of Georgia, State of Texas), with issuing bodies ranging from school districts to county commissioners to state health agencies. These solicitations are driven by meal service compliance obligations (National School Lunch Program, Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, Buy American requirements) and specify extensive produce lists—apples, berries, broccoli, carrots, citrus fruits, leafy greens, tomatoes, potatoes—but dried rambutan does not appear as a specification in any posted scope.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast, particularly Georgia (Douglas County School System, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, State of Georgia), with additional recent procurement from Florida (Hillsborough County), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport, Meriden Public Schools), Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, City of Dallas), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District), and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools). Recent representative opportunities include the Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery bid (BNB052266, IFB, due June 30, 2026) spanning over 1,100 line items with Buy American compliance requirements; the Douglas County School System's fresh produce procurement (PE64810NONST2026000000047, RFP, due March 4, 2026) for 30 school districts across two Georgia regions with estimated annual spend of approximately $5.5 million; Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) requiring delivery to 45 schools plus distribution kitchens; and Hillsborough County's senior meal preparation and delivery services (ITB-26-00289, due June 25, 2026) valued at $17.8 million over three years. The code classification appears misapplied to these commodity families, and vendors pursuing work in school nutrition or institutional food service should verify actual commodity coding and specifications in each solicitation rather than relying on this UNSPSC assignment.