UNSPSC 50531811: Dried non GMO crimson pygmy barberries

The variety of non GMO barberries known as non GMO crimson pygmy 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 50531811 Dried non GMO crimson pygmy barberries is a Commodity code that captures specialty dried fruit and vegetable ingredients used in institutional food service, particularly school nutrition programs operating under federal meal standards. State and local governments procuring under this code are sourcing dried produce items as components of breakfast cereals, condiments, seasonings, snack items, and prepared meal boxes that must meet Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards and Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and boards of education, with secondary procurement activity from state health and human services agencies operating institutional food service facilities. Recent solicitations show school districts dominating the code's activity — Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, and Pascagoula-Gautier School District all posted nutrition-focused grocery or produce procurement notices between April and June 2026 that would encompass specialty dried ingredients as line items within larger meal-component frameworks.

Geographic activity centers on the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, with recent opportunities posted by Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier in Mississippi, and Bridgeport in Connecticut. The most representative recent opportunity is the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' IFB for grocery items (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) spanning over 1,100 line items for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department under contract July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, requiring firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges, 48x40 pallet delivery Monday through Friday to central warehouse and school sites, LINQ School Solutions ordering integration, and blind laboratory testing at vendor expense for seasoning, color, texture, and taste compliance. Hancock County's fresh produce IFB (SY27, due June 26, 2026) similarly runs July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 with delivery to three school locations and firm pricing inclusive of transportation. Bidders must supply USDA compliance documentation, nutritional analyses with product labels, and maintain $1,000,000 general liability and $2,000,000 products liability insurance with the school district named as additional insured.