UNSPSC 50533204: Dried non GMO leveller gooseberries

The variety of non GMO gooseberries known as non GMO leveller gooseberries 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 50533204 Dried non-GMO leveller gooseberries (Commodity) does not reflect the actual scope of state and local procurement activity under this code. The recent opportunities tagged with this code span broad food service contracting for school districts, county commissions, state agencies, and municipalities — procuring comprehensive grocery supplies, fresh produce, prepared meals, and food service distribution rather than any specialized dried fruit commodity. The code's nominal scope (a single dried-fruit product) bears no meaningful relationship to the solicitations in the dataset, which uniformly address multi-line-item food procurement across categories including proteins, vegetables, fruits, grains, dairy, beverages, and prepared meals for institutional food service operations. School districts dominate the issuing bodies, with frequent participation by county education systems, state health and human services agencies, and municipal procurement offices. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport's RFP for over 1,100 line-item grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026); Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB for Master Grocery K-12 deliveries to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026); and the Douglas County School System's RFP for food supply and distribution across 32 schools serving approximately 25,500 students with an estimated annual value of approximately nine million dollars (RFP 26-003, due February 18, 2026).

The code shows substantial recent activity concentrated in Georgia and the broader Southeast, with additional opportunities in Connecticut, Florida, Texas, Mississippi, and Virginia. State procurement offices in Georgia have issued multiple solicitations including fresh-produce bids and comprehensive food-supply RFPs. School districts across Georgia (Hancock County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Douglas County) have posted numerous bids in recent months. Most school-based procurements align with the National School Lunch Program and require compliance with Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), USDA nutritional standards under the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act, HACCP food-safety plans, and delivery to multiple school sites within narrow time windows. Contract terms typically run one school year (July 1 through June 30) with optional renewals. The Douglas County School System's GEC Buying Cooperative RFP for fresh produce and eggs (SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026) spans 30 school districts across two Georgia areas with estimated annual spending of approximately 4.4 million dollars for Area One and 1.1 million dollars for Area Two. This code does not meaningfully capture the actual goods and services being procured and warrants re-evaluation against higher-tier family or class codes that reflect broad-based institutional food service.