UNSPSC 50532702: Dried non GMO early black cranberries

The variety of non GMO cranberries known as non GMO early black 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 50532702 Dried non-GMO early black cranberries is a Commodity code that sees limited direct solicitation activity in recent state and local procurement. The recent opportunities block contains no standalone bids specifically for dried cranberries; instead, the code appears tagged to broad grocery and food service solicitations where dried cranberries would be a component line item among hundreds of SKUs rather than a primary procurement focus. State and local agencies sourcing under this code do so as part of comprehensive school nutrition programs, institutional food service contracts, and district-wide grocery supply agreements that encompass breakfast cereals, snacks, fruits (fresh and dried), vegetables, dairy, proteins, and condiments meeting federal nutrition standards such as the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act and Buy American requirements. Issuing bodies include school districts of varying sizes, county boards of education, city purchasing departments on behalf of school systems, state health and human services agencies, and transit or senior-services authorities. The geographic spread spans multiple states including Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia, with particularly active recent procurement from Georgia school districts and the broader Southeast.

The most representative recent opportunities frame dried cranberries as a minor specification within much larger food service contracts. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued BNB052266 for over 1,100 line items of grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education (due June 30, 2026, IFB); the Douglas County School System in Georgia posted RFP 26-003 for food supply and distribution across 32 schools with an estimated annual value of $9 million (due February 18, 2026, RFP); Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) solicited a Master Grocery K-12 contract covering 45 schools and distribution kitchens (due April 27, 2026, IFB); and the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) bid for 72 fresh produce items as an annual contract (due April 23, 2026, IFB). Dried cranberries enter these procurements as ingredient stock for breakfast cereals, trail mixes, and snack items rather than as a standalone product line. Vendors pursuing this code should expect to compete on shelf-stable shelf-stable dried fruit portfolios as part of broader food distributor capabilities, with pricing firm throughout contract terms and compliance with federal nutrition labeling and domestic sourcing requirements standard across all recent awards.