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, a Class code, does not reflect the commodity scope actually being solicited in recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities in the source material focus broadly on grocery supply, fresh produce, food service distribution, and meal preparation—staples of school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food operations—but do not identify dried bearberries or any specialized berry products as line items or focal categories. The eleven opportunities posted between January and June 2026 span school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, city purchasing offices, and transit authorities across Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia, requesting everything from comprehensive grocery contracts spanning over 1,100 line items to fresh produce deliveries, packaged meal boxes, and catered senior meals. A representative sample includes the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases seeking grocery items for the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services (IFB, June 30, 2026 response), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission procuring food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB, July 13, 2026 response), and Hancock County Schools in Georgia issuing an IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items for the 2026-27 school year (IFB, June 26, 2026 response).

The issuing-body mix is heavily dominated by school districts—Bridgeport Board of Education, Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Hancock County Schools, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Meriden Public Schools, and Douglas County School System—alongside state agencies (Georgia, Texas), county boards of commissioners (Hillsborough County), and city procurement offices (Dallas, Meriden). School nutrition programs supply the vast majority of the recent activity, driven by Buy American requirements, Child Nutrition Label compliance, HACCP plan mandates, and firm fixed-price procurement cycles aligned to the July-June fiscal school year. Fresh produce, packaged groceries, dairy, meats, and frozen items dominate line-item specifications; no recent solicitations name dried bearberries or specialty dried fruits as procured items. Geographic concentration is strongest in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida, Mississippi) and mid-Atlantic (Connecticut, Virginia), with secondary activity in Texas. The code shows little relevant recent activity for bearberry suppliers, and the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual state-local procurement patterns suggests this classification does not capture a meaningful purchasing stream under this UNSPSC tier.