UNSPSC 50532007: Dried non GMO jostaberries

The variety of non GMO blackberries known as non GMO jostaberries 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 50532007 Dried non-GMO jostaberries is a Commodity code that sees minimal relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code nominally describes a specialized dried berry product, but the recent opportunities tagged under this classification predominantly solicit broad-based food and grocery supply contracts spanning hundreds of line items across produce, proteins, dairy, grains, and processed foods for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food service operations. State and local buyers appear to use this code as a catch-all tag for food procurement rather than to source jostaberries specifically; the actual contracts being awarded involve comprehensive food distribution agreements that incidentally may include dried berries among thousands of stock items.

The issuing-body mix spans school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System, Bulloch County Board of Education, Meriden Public Schools, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county commissioners (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), a state agency (Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the State of Georgia), and a city procurement office (City of Dallas, City of Meriden). Recent activity concentrates heavily in Georgia and Florida, with secondary activity in Connecticut, Virginia, Mississippi, and Texas. Representative opportunities include the Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items with a July 1, 2026 contract start and Net 45 payment terms; Fairfax County Public Schools' April 2026 IFB for Master Grocery K-12 serving 45 schools with a July 1, 2026 start and firm fixed pricing for 365 days; the Douglas County School System's cooperative purchasing RFP for food supply and distribution across 32 schools with approximately $9 million annual expenditure; and Hillsborough County's June 2026 ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17.8 million over three years. No opportunities in this dataset specifically target dried non-GMO jostaberries as a primary commodity.