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 that nominally covers a narrow specialty produce item, but state and local procurement activity under this code shows little direct relevance to the narrow scope. Recent opportunities posted under or near this taxonomy describe broad food service and nutrition procurement — school breakfast and lunch programs, senior meal delivery, food service for state-supported living facilities, and child nutrition programs — rather than sourcing of specific dried specialty barberries. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts and county boards of education, supplemented by state health and human services agencies and county social service departments. These jurisdictions source food and consumable products through competitive sealed bids (IFB, ITB) for multi-line-item contracts spanning hundreds of grocery, produce, and kitchen products. Buy American provisions requiring domestic agricultural content of at least 51 percent are standard, along with compliance with child nutrition regulations (Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, National School Lunch Program requirements) and HACCP food safety protocols.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast — Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Connecticut, and Texas. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (BNB052266, IFB, due June 30, 2026) for over 1,100 grocery line items for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services, the Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) for fresh produce spanning multiple apple varieties, berries, and specialty items with delivery to three school locations, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHS0017449, IFB, due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical annual value of $1.5 million, and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida (ITB-26-00289, due June 25, 2026) for senior meal preparation and delivery services with a three-year estimated value of $17.8 million. The code as currently tagged appears misaligned with the actual procurement demand in the recent-opportunities record; activity centers on bulk food service provisioning rather than specialty dried produce items.