UNSPSC 50532208: Dried non GMO misty blueberries

The variety of non GMO blueberries known as non GMO misty 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 50532208 Dried non-GMO misty blueberries is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure dried blueberries as a single-item ingredient or finished snack product, typically bundled into larger school nutrition, senior meal, and institutional food service contracts that include fresh produce, grocery staples, dairy, proteins, and ancillary food items. Recent solicitations reflect blueberries as one line item among hundreds in comprehensive food supply bids rather than as standalone procurements; the code itself does not appear to be actively solicited as an isolated product line in state and local food service.

School districts and school nutrition consortia dominate the issuing bodies active under this code's parent categories, with secondary activity from county commissioners' offices and state health and human services agencies. Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut), Douglas County School System (Georgia), and Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) have all posted fresh produce and grocery bids within the past four months that would encompass dried blueberries as potential line items. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has solicited food and consumable products for a state-supported living center (Texas), and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners has sought senior meal preparation and delivery services serving multiple dining centers and adult daycare facilities (Florida). Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and the broader Southeast, with activity also evident in Virginia, Connecticut, Texas, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) spanning over 1,100 grocery line items across 52 school and warehouse delivery points; the Douglas County School System Food Supply and Distribution contract (RFP 26-003, due February 18, 2026) for approximately $9 million annually serving 25,500 students; and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System fresh produce bid (Bid 26-34, due April 23, 2026) encompassing 72 produce items with 21,125 estimated annual cases. Dried blueberries, when procured, are typically embedded in these larger framework contracts at fixed unit prices subject to firm-fixed-price or indexed pricing structures, with Buy American domestic-content requirements, USDA compliance obligations, and nutritional label standards applied across all food lines.