UNSPSC 50532012: Dried non GMO olallie blackberries

The variety of non GMO blackberries known as non GMO olallie 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 50532012 Dried non-GMO olallie blackberries (Commodity) does not reflect the actual procurement activity in state and local government. The recent opportunities tagged to this code span school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food service — none of which center on dried specialty berries as a line item. The City of Bridgeport's grocery procurement for its Board of Education spans 1,100+ line items including cereals, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, and fruits under a single master contract; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission procurement for the El Paso State Supported Living Center covers food and consumable products broadly; Hancock County Schools solicits fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year across multiple apple and berry varieties, melons, citrus, and leafy greens; and Hillsborough County, Florida seeks senior meal preparation and delivery services for congregate and home-delivered meals. Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Schools in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Schools, Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut, and Douglas County School System in Georgia all issue master grocery and produce contracts spanning dozens or hundreds of line items at the school-district level. State of Georgia also issued separate fresh produce and food-supply solicitations. This procurement activity is driven by school nutrition programs (National School Lunch Program, Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program), state institutional food service, and county senior-services delivery — not specialty-ingredient sourcing.

The mismatch between the commodity code and the actual procurement opportunities suggests that either the code was applied in error to these solicitations or the code itself does not reflect current state and local buying patterns. No recent opportunity describes procurement of dried non-GMO olallie blackberries as a specific line item or category. School districts, state agencies, and counties do source fresh and frozen berries (blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, pineberries) as components of larger grocery or produce contracts, but these are embedded within master supply agreements rather than standalone specialty-berry procurements. The issuing bodies — school districts (Bridgeport, Hancock County, Fairfax, Bulloch, Savannah-Chatham, Meriden, Douglas County, Pascagoula-Gautier), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services, Georgia), and county governments (Hillsborough) — are typical of state and local nutrition and social-services procurement. The geographic footprint spans Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia. No dedicated dried-blackberry sourcing opportunity appears in the recent record.