UNSPSC 50531802: Dried non GMO chenault barberries

The variety of non GMO barberries known as non GMO chenault barberries 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 50531802 Dried non GMO chenault barberries is a Commodity code that nominally describes a single dried fruit product, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code span broad grocery and meal service procurement, not specialty dried fruits. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education is sourcing over 1,100 line items of general grocery supplies for the National School Lunch Program (RFB BNB052266, due June 30, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is procuring food and consumable products for a state-supported living center (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026); and Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia is seeking over 200 line items of fresh produce for school nutrition (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026). The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida issued a three-year senior meal preparation and delivery services contract (ITB 26-00289, estimated value $17.8 million, due June 25, 2026). School districts dominate the issuing-body mix—Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia (Master Grocery K-12, IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026), Bulloch County Board of Education in Georgia (IFB #043025, due May 4, 2026), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia (Bid 26-34, due April 23, 2026), Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut (RFP 026-41, anticipated award $3.1 million, due February 25, 2026), and Douglas County School System in Georgia (RFP 26-003 for approximately $9 million, and RFP SN 26-004 for approximately $5.5 million across two procurement areas)—alongside county health and human services agencies and municipalities. A city catering procurement (Dallas, RFCSP for boxed and self-service meal delivery, five-year contract, due March 27, 2026) and state-level produce buys (Georgia IFB Fresh Produce, due May 27, 2026) round out the issuing body diversity.

Activity concentrates in the Southeast, particularly Georgia and Florida, with significant procurement volume in Virginia and Connecticut. Sourcing spans fresh produce, packaged groceries, dairy, proteins, prepared meals, and emergency food service supplies. Contracts typically run July-June school calendar years with firm fixed pricing, Buy American agricultural provisions (commonly 51 percent domestic content), HACCP food safety plans, and delivery to multiple school sites or facilities on weekday schedules. Most school nutrition procurements mandate compliance with the National School Lunch Program, Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards, and extensive federal food service regulations. Insurance requirements typically include $1 million general liability per occurrence. Award methodologies favor lowest responsive and responsible bidder; many procurements permit multiple vendors and line-item splits. No recent opportunities in the dataset actually solicit dried chenault barberries or comparable specialty dried fruits—the code appears misaligned with the buying activity surfaced, suggesting either a cataloging error or a code in use for miscellaneous grocery line items that do not match its narrow commodity definition.