UNSPSC 50531810: Dried non GMO bagatelle barberries

The variety of non GMO barberries known as non GMO bagatelle 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 50531810 Dried non-GMO bagatelle barberries is a Commodity code with minimal documented state and local procurement activity. The code's abstract product definition does not align with the recent opportunities in the source data, which focus on comprehensive school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and bulk grocery supply contracts spanning hundreds of food items and produce varieties. The recent solicitations capture large-scale institutional food service procurement—breakfast cereals, fresh produce, frozen entrees, dairy, meats, condiments, and prepared meals—but dried bagatelle barberries do not appear as a line item or focus in any of the posted opportunities. State and local buyers are sourcing these products through broad grocery and fresh produce RFPs, RFQs, and ITBs rather than through commodity-specific procurements targeting specialty dried fruits.

The issuing bodies soliciting under related grocery and produce codes span school districts (Bridgeport Public Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Meriden Public Schools, Douglas County School System, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county government (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Georgia purchasing), and city procurement offices (City of Dallas, City of Meriden). Activity concentrates in the Southeast, particularly Georgia and Florida, with secondary clusters in Connecticut, Virginia, Texas, and Mississippi. Representative opportunities include the Douglas County School System's RFP for food supply and distribution ($9 million annual spend across 32 schools), Hillsborough County's senior meal preparation and delivery contract ($17.8 million over three years), Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 term contract for 45 schools plus distribution centers, and the State of Georgia's fresh produce IFB. Bid cycles typically close April through July for school nutrition contracts spanning July-June performance periods. No recent opportunity explicitly references dried specialty fruits at the commodity level; procurement occurs through broad-line grocery and produce vendor relationships with established distributors and food service companies.