UNSPSC 50532100: Dried non GMO bilberries

The type of non GMO fruit known as non GMO billberries 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 50532100 Dried non-GMO bilberries is a Class code that nominally names a single dried-fruit commodity, but recent state and local procurement activity shows little to no buying under this specific code. The most recent opportunities posted under UNSPSC 50532100 do not involve dried bilberries or any specialty dried fruits. Instead, the code appears tagged to broad grocery and food-service contracts that span hundreds of line items across fresh produce, frozen goods, dairy, meat, beverages, and prepared meals — work that falls outside the narrow scope of the code's name. The issuing bodies pursuing food procurement include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi), a county government (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), a state health agency (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and a state purchasing office (State of Georgia). School districts and county health departments dominate the activity, driven by Child Nutrition Program and senior meal service requirements.

Recent opportunities show no distinct geographic concentration. The most visible recent solicitations span Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items, due June 30, 2026), Georgia (Hancock County Board of Education IFB for over 200 fresh produce line items, due June 26, 2026, and State of Georgia food and kitchen products bid, due June 22, 2026), Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB for El Paso State Supported Living Center food and consumable products, due July 13, 2026), Florida (Hillsborough County ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17.8 million over three years, due June 25, 2026), and Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District sealed bid for packaged summer meal boxes, due April 29, 2026). The code shows little relevant recent activity for dried bilberries specifically — it appears to be a taxonomy mismatch rather than an active procurement category for this commodity at the state and local level.