UNSPSC 50532001: Dried non GMO apache blackberries

The variety of non GMO blackberries known as non GMO apache blackberries 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 50532001 Dried non-GMO apache blackberries, a Commodity code, shows minimal recent activity aligned with its specific product scope. State and local governments buy packaged and bulk food products for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food service operations, but the recent opportunities data reflects broad grocery and fresh produce procurement rather than specialized dried-fruit line items. School districts, county boards of education, city purchasing departments, and state agencies dominate the issuing base, with repeated solicitations from Georgia school systems and Florida and Connecticut jurisdictions. The work being solicited spans master grocery contracts covering thousands of line items (Fairfax County Public Schools' K-12 grocery bid with 76+ items, Bulloch County's comprehensive food categories), fresh produce procurement (Hancock County fresh produce, Savannah-Chatham County's 72 fresh produce items, Douglas County's multi-district produce RFP), senior meal preparation and delivery (Hillsborough County's $17.8 million three-year senior nutrition services contract), and institution-specific food supply (Texas HHS Commission's El Paso State Supported Living Center procurement, Meriden Public Schools' commercial and USDA Foods distribution at approximately $3.1 million). Buy American provisions (minimum 51% domestic content) and compliance with USDA Child Nutrition Program standards appear in nearly all school-focused solicitations.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Douglas County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County, and State of Georgia fresh produce and kitchen products bids), the Southeast (Florida, Connecticut, Mississippi), and Texas, with secondary activity in Virginia. Representative opportunities include the Bridgeport Board of Education's June 30, 2026 electronic IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items supporting the National School Lunch Program with firm pricing through June 30, 2027; Hancock County Schools' June 26, 2026 IFB for fresh produce spanning 200+ line items (apples, berries, vegetables, melons, citrus) with delivery to three school sites and firm pricing for the July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 contract year; and the Douglas County School System's February 2026 RFP for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts across two geographic areas with estimated spending of $4.4 million and $1.1 million respectively. None of these recent opportunities specifically name dried non-GMO apache blackberries; the code shows no targeted demand signal in current state and local procurement.