UNSPSC 50532101: Dried non GMO bog bilberries

The variety of non GMO billberries known as non GMO bog bilberries 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 50532101 Dried non-GMO bog bilberries is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned to its specific scope. The recent opportunities posted under this code do not reflect actual purchases of dried bog bilberries. Instead, the opportunities represent broad food service solicitations — school nutrition programs, senior meal delivery, child nutrition summer food programs, and general grocery procurement — where dried non-GMO bog bilberries, if procured at all, would represent a negligible line item within vastly larger produce or ingredient specifications spanning hundreds of commodity items. The City of Bridgeport's June 2026 grocery bid for its school district encompasses over 1,100 line items across breakfast items, cereals, produce, condiments, and meats, none of which explicitly identifies specialty berries as a distinct focus. Similarly, Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 solicitation, Hancock County Schools' Fresh Produce bid, and Bulloch County's comprehensive food products procurement all list fresh apples, standard berries, and common produce categories but do not distinguish dried bog bilberries as a line item.

State and local governments procuring under this code are predominantly school districts and county boards of education in Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Mississippi, and Virginia, supplemented by state health agencies and cities issuing nutrition contracts for senior services or child nutrition programs. The code's activity is dominated by school nutrition authorities — Fairfax County Public Schools, Hancock County Board of Education, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Meriden Public Schools, Douglas County School System, and Pascagoula-Gautier School District — all issuing IFBs or RFPs for broad grocery, produce, and food supply contracts in 2026 with response dates ranging from late April through late June. The Douglas County School System's RFP for Fresh Produce and Eggs through a buying cooperative spans 30 districts across two Georgia areas with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million combined, yet the specification lists standard produce categories without reference to specialty dried berries. No recent opportunities demonstrate direct state or local procurement of dried non-GMO bog bilberries as a standalone product or identified line item, suggesting the code assignment may reflect a cataloging mismatch rather than active market demand in state and local food service procurement.