UNSPSC 50532011: Dried non GMO nectarberries

The variety of non GMO blackberries known as non GMO nectarberries 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 50532011 Dried non GMO nectarberries is a Commodity code that nominally describes a single produce item, but the recent state and local opportunities posted against it tell a different story. The actual solicitations under this code span broad food and consumable procurement for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and state-supported facilities—encompassing fresh produce, packaged meals, grocery staples, and kitchen supplies rather than dried nectarberries specifically. State and local buyers using this code include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Bridgeport Board of Education), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and city procurement offices (City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases). The work being solicited centers on nutrition program support: fresh-produce supply for school breakfast and lunch programs, prepared senior meals with delivery, packaged commodity-style meal boxes for summer food service, and general grocery procurement for school kitchens, all subject to Buy American provisions (typically 51% domestic agricultural content), HACCP compliance, nutritional standards under the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act and comparable state rules, and delivery to multiple school or senior-center sites on fixed pricing with Net 30 to Net 45 payment terms.

Recent opportunities span Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Bridgeport's IFB for over 1,100 grocery-line items for the Bridgeport Board of Education (response due June 30, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce across 200-plus line items including berries and specialty fruits (response due June 26, 2026), Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services estimated at $17.8 million over three years (response due June 25, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for food and consumables at El Paso State Supported Living Center with prior-period spend of $1.5 million (response due July 11, 2026), and the State of Georgia's solicitation for food, supplies, and kitchen products (response due June 22, 2026). The code shows substantial recent activity but reflects a mismatch between its nominal scope and actual procurement—the dried nectarberry specification does not appear in any of the posted opportunities, suggesting the code may be used as a catch-all or incorrectly tagged by some issuing bodies for broader food-service procurement.