UNSPSC 50532804: Dried non GMO black currants

The variety of dark purple or black berries, 5-6 mm across, bristly, with stalked glands 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 50532804 Dried non-GMO black currants is a Commodity code that represents a narrow product line within food procurement, but state and local governments currently buy this item primarily as part of broader grocery and fresh-produce contracts rather than through standalone solicitations for dried currants alone. Recent state and local opportunities show purchasing activity across school districts, county boards of education, state health agencies, and municipal governments, with the code appearing embedded in comprehensive food-supply RFPs, IFBs, and ITBs that span dozens or hundreds of line items. The issuing bodies are predominantly school nutrition programs (elementary, middle, and high schools across districts) and institutional food services (state-supported living centers, senior meal programs). School districts and county boards of education dominate the recent activity, including Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut), Douglas County School System (Georgia), Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi), and the City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut). State agencies also procure under broader food-supply codes, including the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (for the El Paso State Supported Living Center) and the State of Georgia (general food and kitchen products). Non-school institutional buyers include Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) for senior meal services and the City of Dallas (municipal meal services).

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, with Georgia dominating recent solicitations (Douglas County, Bulloch County, Hancock County, Savannah-Chatham, and State of Georgia multiple RFPs and IFBs), followed by Connecticut (Bridgeport, Meriden), Florida (Hillsborough County), Virginia (Fairfax County), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier), and Texas (HHSC). Representative recent opportunities include the Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 IFB (RFP 2000004323, due April 27, 2026), which covered 76+ grocery items across 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens with a July 1, 2026 contract start; Meriden Public Schools RFP 026-41 (due February 25, 2026, anticipated award April 24, 2026) for commercial groceries and USDA Foods across 13 school sites with an estimated 2026-2027 contract value of approximately $3,100,000; the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-003 for Food Supply and Distribution Services (due February 18, 2026) covering approximately 32,000 meals daily with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000; and the Bulloch County Board of Education IFB #043025 School Nutrition Grocery Bid (due May 4, 2026) for comprehensive food products across 14 school delivery sites from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. All recent solicitations impose Buy American provisions (typically requiring 51% domestic agricultural content), HACCP food safety compliance, nutritional labeling standards, firm fixed pricing over the contract term, and delivery to multiple school or institutional sites. Dried non-GMO black currants, when specified, appear as a line item within these master grocery and produce contracts rather than as a standalone procurement vehicle.