UNSPSC 50531900: Dried non GMO bearberries

The type of non GMO fruit known as non GMO bearberries 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 50531900 Dried non-GMO bearberries is a Class code that names a single dried fruit commodity, yet recent state and local procurement activity under this code does not reflect bearberry-specific solicitations. Instead, the opportunities posted show broad food-service purchasing across grocery items, fresh produce, prepared meals, and kitchen consumables for schools, senior services, and institutional food programs. The issuing bodies span school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county governments (Hillsborough County), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and institutional food service contractors operating under federal meal programs including the National School Lunch Program and the Adult Care Food Program. Work solicited under this code reflects institutional bulk purchasing for child nutrition, senior meal delivery, and facility food service rather than specialty dried fruit procurement at individual-commodity granularity.

Recent opportunities show activity concentrated in the Southeast and upper South. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut posted an IFB on June 30, 2026, for over 1,100 grocery line items including produce, dairy, and prepared foods for school breakfast and lunch programs, with delivery to a central warehouse and school sites and adherence to Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB on June 10, 2026, for fresh produce spanning 200-plus line items across multiple varieties of apples, berries, vegetables, and specialty fruits for the 2026-27 school year, due June 26, 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted an IFB on June 11, 2026, for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period value of $1.5 million and a contract term beginning September 1, 2026. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issued an ITB on June 3, 2026, for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90. The code shows little activity specifically targeting dried bearberries as a line item or primary procurement focus.