UNSPSC 50591757: Dried Non GMO nesbitt avocados

The variety of Non GMO avocados known as Non GMO nesbitt avocados that have 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 50591757 Dried Non GMO Nesbitt Avocados is a Commodity code that nominally covers a single produce item, but recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code show little alignment with dried avocados specifically. Instead, the opportunities posted under this code span broad grocery procurement for school nutrition programs, institutional food service, senior meal programs, and fresh produce supply — categories that encompass hundreds of food line items well beyond the scope of a single dried-fruit commodity. State and local buyers using this code include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi), county health and human services agencies (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida, Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state procurement offices (State of Georgia). The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual solicitation content suggests either broad application of a narrow code to general food procurement or systematic miscoding in state and local systems.

Geographic activity spans the Southeast (Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Connecticut) and South (Texas), with the most recent and largest opportunities in Florida and Connecticut. Representative current solicitations include Bridgeport's June 30, 2026 electronic bid for over 1,100 line items of school lunch groceries subject to Buy American (51% domestic agricultural content) and National School Lunch Program compliance; Hancock County's June 26, 2026 IFB for over 200 fresh-produce line items across apples, berries, vegetables, and melons; Hillsborough County's June 25, 2026 ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17.8 million over three years; and Texas HHS's July 11, 2026 IFB for consumable products at an El Paso state-supported living center with a prior-period value of $1.5 million. The code shows no recent dried-avocado-specific opportunities; vendors pursuing state and local food contracts should track broader grocery and produce codes rather than rely on this commodity classification.