UNSPSC 50591769: Dried Non GMO simmonds avocados

The variety of Non GMO avocados known as Non GMO simmonds 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 50591769 Dried Non GMO Simmonds Avocados (Commodity) represents fresh and processed produce items purchased by state and local school districts, county nutrition programs, and state health agencies to support child nutrition and senior meal programs. The recent opportunities tagged to this code show that state and local buyers are actually procuring broad commodity groceries—including fresh produce, dairy, meat, frozen goods, and packaged items—rather than the narrowly specified dried avocado product the code nominally names. The actual work consists of large-scale food service provisioning for school lunch programs, state-supported living centers, and senior congregate meal and home-delivery services, all subject to Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic content), HACCP compliance, nutritional standards under the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act and Adult Care Food Program, and delivery to multiple designated sites on fixed schedules.

Solicitations originate from school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport's IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery products due June 30, 2026, serving the Bridgeport Board of Education's National School Lunch Program; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with proposals due July 13, 2026 and a historical contract value of $1.5 million annually; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items due June 26, 2026; and Hillsborough County's ITB-26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated three-year contract value of $17,832,659.90, due June 25, 2026. Activity is concentrated in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic (Georgia, Texas, Florida, Connecticut, Mississippi), with school nutrition programs representing the dominant buyer category.