UNSPSC 50537037: Dried non GMO tamarindo

The variety of non GMO fruit known as non GMO tamarindo 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 50537037 Dried non-GMO tamarindo is a Commodity code that captures dried fruit and specialty ingredient procurement by state and local governments, though the recent opportunities block shows no solicitations specifically for tamarindo or closely related dried-fruit ingredients. State and local food service operations—school districts, county health and human services facilities, and municipal catering services—buy groceries and food products under related codes in the 50-million series, but the opportunities posted do not isolate dried tamarindo as a line item or named procurement target. The school nutrition and facility food service work visible in the recent record spans fresh produce, eggs, comprehensive grocery supply, and prepared meal delivery, with emphasis on USDA compliance, Buy American domestic-content requirements, nutritional standards, food safety certification, and delivery logistics to multiple school sites or senior meal centers. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Bulloch County Board of Education in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools in Georgia, Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, and Douglas County School System in Georgia), county health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for El Paso State Supported Living Center, Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida for senior meal services), city procurement offices (City of Bridgeport in Connecticut for school nutrition, City of Meriden in Connecticut for schools, City of Dallas for government meal delivery), and state purchasing (State of Georgia for fresh produce and food supplies).

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, which appears in eight recent solicitations spanning school districts and state-level procurement, with secondary activity in Connecticut, Florida, Texas, Mississippi, and Virginia. The most recent representative opportunities include Bulloch County Board of Education's IFB #043025 (closed May 4, 2026) for comprehensive school nutrition grocery products across multiple food categories for the 2026–2027 school year; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's Bid 26-34 (closed April 23, 2026) for 72 fresh produce line items with annual estimated volumes reaching 21,125 cases for Fuji apples; Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 (closed April 27, 2026) for Master Grocery K-12 supply to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens, requiring minimum 76 items and firm pricing for 365 days; and Meriden Public Schools' RFP 02641 (closed February 25, 2026) for commercial groceries and USDA Foods with an anticipated 2026–2027 contract value of approximately $3.1 million. No recent solicitation explicitly names dried tamarindo or specialty dried-fruit procurement, indicating either low volume, bundling under broader grocery categories, or limited state and local demand for this specific commodity at present.