UNSPSC 50532006: Dried non GMO dirksen blackberries

The variety of non GMO blackberries known as non GMO dirksen 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 50532006 Dried non-GMO Dirksen blackberries, a Commodity code, does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity posted under this classification. The source material shows no recent solicitations explicitly requesting dried blackberries or similar specialty produce items; instead, the opportunities tagged to this code overwhelmingly reflect broad-based food service procurement for schools, senior programs, and institutional dining — spanning comprehensive grocery supply, fresh produce, meal preparation and delivery, and food service distribution across multiple product categories. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual opportunities suggests either misclassification in the sourcing database or dormancy in procurement activity specifically targeting this commodity.

State and local governments buying under this code jurisdiction include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut; Hancock County, Bulloch County, and Savannah-Chatham County boards in Georgia; Pascagoula-Gautier and Douglas County in Mississippi; Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia; and Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut), county food service authorities, a state health and human services commission (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), a county human services department (Hillsborough County, Florida), and the State of Georgia. The recent opportunities show procurement spanning fresh produce, packaged meals, complete grocery supply, eggs, and food distribution services, with contract values ranging from approximately $1.5 million (Texas HHSC El Paso facility) to $17.8 million over three years (Hillsborough County senior meals). Geographic activity clusters in the Southeast — Georgia, Florida, Texas, Mississippi, and Connecticut — with school nutrition programs and senior meal services driving the majority of volume. Representative recent solicitations include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (response deadline April 27, 2026) seeking multiple grocery categories for 45 elementary, middle, and high schools and seven distribution kitchens; Douglas County School System's Food Supply and Distribution RFP (February 18, 2026 deadline) for approximately 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools with an estimated $9 million annual expenditure; and Hillsborough County's senior meal preparation and delivery ITB (June 25, 2026 deadline) valued at $17.8 million over three years. The code appears to see minimal current activity specific to dried specialty berries in state and local procurement.