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 sits at the bottom of the produce taxonomy, yet state and local governments rarely solicit this specific item in isolation. The recent opportunities block shows no direct solicitations for dried black currants; instead, the code is tagged to much broader food-procurement vehicles that span hundreds of line items across fresh produce, grocery staples, breakfast items, and prepared meals for schools, state facilities, and senior services. When dried currants do appear, they are one option among many ingredient or snack choices within larger nutritional commodity contracts, not standalone procurement targets. State and local food buyers use this code as a catchall classification within broader nutrition-services and grocery-supply frameworks rather than as a focused commodity acquisition.

The issuing bodies pursuing food procurement across these broader scopes include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, and Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and Georgia state procurement. Geographic activity spans Connecticut, Texas, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi, with school-district nutrition contracts appearing most frequently. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport's grocery-items bid (RFP, due June 30, 2026) covering over 1,100 line items for the Board of Education's National School Lunch Program, Hancock County's fresh-produce IFB (due June 26, 2026) spanning over 200 produce line items for the 2026–27 school year, and Hillsborough County's senior-meal preparation and delivery services ITB (due June 25, 2026) valued at $17.8 million over three years. No solicitation explicitly names dried black currants as a primary or featured item, indicating the code serves as a secondary classification within much larger food and nutrition procurement vehicles.