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 is a Commodity code covering specialty dried fruit products for institutional food service, though recent state and local solicitations tagged with this code show broader grocery and produce procurement activity rather than dried blackberries specifically. State and local governments buying under this code span school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and municipal departments purchasing for school nutrition programs and senior meal services. The work solicited includes fresh produce, packaged meal boxes, general grocery items meeting National School Lunch Program and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards, and food service operations for institutional facilities. Vendors must typically meet Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products), provide nutritional documentation and ingredient transparency, maintain HACCP plans and food safety certifications, and comply with state health inspection and debarment requirements. Delivery is coordinated to central warehouses and individual school or facility sites on fixed schedules, with firm pricing for contract periods ranging from one to three years and no fuel or freight surcharges permitted.

Recent opportunities span Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued an IFB (BNB052266) on June 30, 2026, for over 1,100 line items of grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services, with delivery to a central warehouse and school sites and contract term July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026, for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with proposals due July 13, 2026, and a historical prior-period value of $1.5 million. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued IFB SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, for fresh produce across 200+ line items with sealed bids due June 26, 2026, and contract period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida posted ITB 26-00289 on June 3, 2026, for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated three-year value of $17.8 million and bids due June 25, 2026. The State of Georgia posted a general food, supplies, and kitchen products bid on May 15, 2026, due June 22, 2026. The Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi solicited packaged 7-day meal boxes for the Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program under sealed bids due April 29, 2026.