UNSPSC 50532701: Dried non GMO ben lear cranberries

The variety of non GMO cranberries known as non GMO ben lear cranberries 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 50532701 Dried non-GMO Ben Lear cranberries is a Commodity code that encompasses dried fruit products sourced under state and local food service procurement, particularly school nutrition programs and institutional food supply contracts where cranberries and similar dried produce items support meal preparation and nutrition compliance. The recent opportunities in this code show limited direct activity for the specific commodity; instead, issuing bodies are soliciting broadly for fresh produce, packaged meal components, and general grocery items that may include dried fruits as line items within larger food service frameworks. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix—Hancock County Board of Education, Bridgeport Board of Education, and Pascagoula-Gautier School District all posted significant food service solicitations in the second and third quarters of 2026—alongside state health and human services agencies and county boards managing congregate meal and senior nutrition programs. These jurisdictions source food under the National School Lunch Program and similar federal nutrition initiatives, which impose Buy American provisions (typically 51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed products), nutritional standards under the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act, and rigorous labeling, allergen control, and food-safety documentation requirements.

Recent opportunities span the Southeast and broader domestic geography, with activity concentrated in Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, El Paso), Georgia (Hancock County, State of Georgia procurement), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier), and Florida (Hillsborough County). The Hancock County Board of Education IFB PE67080NONST2027000000013 for fresh produce (SY27, due June 26, 2026) and the Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases IFB BNB052266 for grocery items (due June 30, 2026) are representative school-nutrition solicitations that bundle dried fruits, fresh produce, and related items into consolidated food service contracts. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026) and Hillsborough County ITB 2600289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services (due June 25, 2026, estimated value $17.8 million over three years) show institutional demand extending beyond schools. The UNSPSC code itself sees sparse recent direct solicitation for cranberries as a standalone line item; state and local procurement typically sources dried fruits and specialty produce through broader grocery-category RFQs and IFBs rather than commodity-specific tenders.