UNSPSC 50532708: Dried non GMO pilgrim cranberries

The variety of non GMO cranberries known as non GMO pilgrim 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 50532708 Dried non-GMO pilgrim cranberries (Commodity) appears in state and local procurement activity primarily within school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations, where dried cranberries function as a component ingredient within broader grocery and fresh-produce solicitations rather than as a standalone line item. Recent state and local opportunities show minimal direct procurement of this specific commodity in isolation; instead, dried cranberries are embedded within larger food service contracts where school districts and state agencies source multiple categories of produce, proteins, and packaged goods to support National School Lunch Program compliance and Buy American agricultural content requirements.

Issuing bodies include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for its El Paso State Supported Living Center), and county social-services departments (Hillsborough County for senior meal services). Geographic activity spans Florida, Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, and Connecticut, with no concentration in a single jurisdiction. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items (due June 30, 2026) supporting the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services; the Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce spanning multiple apple varieties, berries, and specialty items (due June 26, 2026); and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 11, 2026), valued at $1.5 million in the prior period. The code shows limited recent activity as a named, standalone commodity—dried cranberries would be purchased, if at all, as a minor line item within these multi-hundred-item consolidated grocery or produce contracts subject to Buy American domestic-content minimums, firm fixed pricing, and HACCP or food-safety compliance requirements.