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 is a Commodity code that sits at the most granular level of product specification, yet recent state and local procurement activity shows this code sees minimal direct solicitation. The City of Bridgeport, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hancock County Board of Education, Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, the State of Georgia, and Pascagoula-Gautier School District have all posted solicitations tagged to food and nutrition services in the second and third quarters of 2026, but these opportunities are framed as broad grocery, fresh produce, and meal preparation buys rather than category-specific dried berry sourcing. The code's nominal scope—a single agricultural commodity with particular drying and genetic specifications—contrasts sharply with what is actually being procured: school districts, county nutrition programs, and state agencies are issuing RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs for hundreds of line items across proteins, produce, dairy, baked goods, condiments, and prepared meals, with individual commodity codes embedded within much larger food-service family and class codes.

Issuing bodies span school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county agencies (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), with all nine recent opportunities concentrated in the food-service ecosystem rather than specialty agricultural procurement. Geographic activity is spread across Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi, reflecting nationwide school nutrition and senior meal programs. Representative solicitations include the City of Bridgeport's IFB for over 1,100 line-item grocery items supporting the National School Lunch Program with a June 30, 2026 response deadline; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce across 200+ line items with a June 26, 2026 due date; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a July 13, 2026 deadline and prior historical spend of $1.5 million. The code itself shows little direct purchasing signal; vendors in dried specialty crops will need to identify opportunities within broader food-service family codes and qualify as suppliers on multi-item framework contracts.