UNSPSC 50532202: Dried non GMO bluetta blueberries

The variety of non GMO blueberries known as non GMO bluetta blueberries 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 50532202 Dried non-GMO blueberries is a Commodity code that maps to school nutrition procurement at the state and local level, though the recent opportunities block shows limited direct solicitation of this specific item. State and local governments acquire dried blueberries and similar specialty produce items as components of broader food service contracts—breakfast items, snacks, and nutrition-compliant menu additions for school districts and institutional food services. The issuing bodies include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Meriden Public Schools, and Hancock County Board of Education), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for state supported living centers), and county commissioners (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners for senior meal programs). These jurisdictions solicit food products through IFBs and RFPs with firm fixed pricing, Buy American compliance requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), HACCP food safety plans, and delivery to multiple school or institutional sites on standard schedules. Contracts typically run one school or fiscal year with renewal options, include nutrition and allergen specifications, and require vendor insurance, E-Verify compliance, and product samples subject to blind testing or laboratory verification.

Recent procurement activity clusters in Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, and Texas, with the largest school district awards in Georgia (Douglas County School System soliciting approximately $9 million for food supply and distribution and $5.5 million for fresh produce and eggs across 30 districts through cooperative purchasing) and a major three-year contract in Hillsborough County, Florida worth $17.8 million for senior meal services. Representative opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026, for 45 schools plus distribution warehouses with seven-day-a-week delivery); Bulloch County Board of Education's school nutrition grocery bid (IFB #043025, due May 4, 2026, for 14 school sites); and the Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery items procurement (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026, supporting the National School Lunch Program with over 1,100 line items). Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut issued an RFP (RFP02641, due February 25, 2026) for commercial groceries and USDA Foods with an anticipated contract value of approximately $3.1 million for the 2026-2027 school year. While dried blueberries are not explicitly named in any single recent solicitation, they would qualify as a line item under the "fruits" category in these multi-hundred-item breakfast and snack procurements, particularly for compliance with whole-grain and nutrition standards under the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act.