UNSPSC 50532800: Dried non GMO currants

The type of non GMO fruit known as non GMO currants 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 50532800 Dried non-GMO currants, a Class code, does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's narrow commodity scope—a specialized dried fruit product—does not appear in any of the recent opportunities reviewed. Instead, state and local issuing bodies are soliciting comprehensive food service contracts spanning broad categories of groceries, fresh produce, dairy, proteins, and prepared meals, with dried currants, if procured at all, falling within larger food supply line items rather than as standalone commodity bids. The solicitations reviewed target school nutrition programs, senior meal services, state facility food service, and municipal catering, none of which isolate dried fruit products for separate procurement.

The absence of relevant recent activity under this code signals limited current pursuit opportunity. School districts—the primary state and local food procurers—issue IFBs and RFPs for master grocery contracts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Meriden Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education), fresh produce bundles (Hancock County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System), and integrated food supply distribution (Douglas County School System at $9 million annually). Senior meal services procurement (Hillsborough County, Florida at $17.8 million over three years) and state-supported living facility food service (Texas Health and Human Services Commission) span dozens of line items but do not isolate individual dried commodities. Vendors pursuing state and local food service should target broader Class or Family codes capturing integrated grocery supply, fresh produce procurement, and prepared food services rather than this specialized dried-fruit code.