UNSPSC 50532008: Dried non GMO loganberries

The variety of non GMO blackberries known as non GMO loganberries 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 50532008 Dried non-GMO loganberries is a Commodity code reflecting specialty dried fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition and institutional food service programs. Recent solicitations show that the code encompasses dried berries and specialty produce items sourced for compliance with National School Lunch Program requirements, Buy American provisions, and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards. School districts and state institutional food service operations are the primary issuing bodies, supplemented by county boards of education and state health and human services agencies operating residential and congregate meal facilities. Vendors supplying under this code must meet strict documentation requirements including USDA compliance statements, complete nutritional analyses with product labels, ingredient panels, product formulation statements, and often blind testing by school personnel and laboratory technicians.

Recent activity is concentrated in school nutrition procurement across the South and Mid-Atlantic regions. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued an IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education Food & Nutrition Services Department with a due date of June 30, 2026, requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content and firm fixed pricing through June 30, 2027. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued an IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with a June 26, 2026 due date, covering the 2026–27 school year with delivery to three school sites. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted an IFB for food and consumable products at the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center with proposals due July 11, 2026, valued at $1.5 million for the prior contract period. The Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi solicited packaged 7-day meal boxes for the Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program with bids due April 29, 2026. These opportunities signal ongoing demand but no standout repeat buyers emerge from the recent record.