UNSPSC 50532213: Dried non GMO patriot blueberries

The variety of non GMO blueberries known as non GMO patriot 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 50532213 Dried non-GMO patriot blueberries, a Commodity code, describes a narrow product line that state and local governments procure almost exclusively as one line item within much broader food service and school nutrition solicitations rather than as a standalone contract vehicle. Recent opportunities show the code embedded in larger grocery and fresh-produce awards spanning 200+ line items, with emphasis on fresh produce, whole grains, dairy, proteins, and prepared items that meet National School Lunch Program standards and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition compliance. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county boards of education, supplemented by state health and human services agencies and municipal purchasing departments. Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Douglas County School System (Georgia), and Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut) have all posted grocery or produce solicitations in the past six months; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) Department of Public Purchases on behalf of its Board of Education round out the institutional mix.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast—particularly Georgia, with multiple concurrent school-district fresh-produce and food-supply RFPs and IFBs—and extends into Connecticut, Florida, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia. Representative recent opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (sealed bids due April 27, 2026, covering 76+ items across 52 delivery points), the Douglas County School System's Food Supply and Distribution RFP (sealed proposals due February 18, 2026, supporting 32,000 daily meals across 32 schools with an estimated annual value of $9 million), Hancock County Board of Education's Fresh Produce IFB for the 2026–27 school year (sealed bids due June 26, 2026, with 200+ line items and delivery to three locations), and the City of Bridgeport's Grocery Items IFB for the Board of Education (bids due June 30, 2026, covering 1,100+ line items with Buy American compliance and $1 million liability insurance required). All solicitations enforce firm, fixed pricing for initial contract periods, require HACCP plans and food-safety certifications, mandate Buy American provisions (51% domestic agricultural content in most cases), and impose delivery schedules of Monday–Friday within specified morning windows. Commodity-level dried blueberry specifications appear only when embedded in these larger category specifications; standalone dried-blueberry awards are not evidenced in the recent record.