UNSPSC 50533803: Dried non GMO dwarf huckleberries

The variety of non GMO huckleberries known as non GMO dwarf huckleberries 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 50533803 Dried non-GMO dwarf huckleberries is a Commodity code that captures specialty dried fruit items procured by state and local food service operations, school nutrition departments, and state-supported residential facilities. The recent opportunities under this code show school districts and state agencies sourcing fresh and processed food products for school lunch programs, senior meal services, and institutional food service operations. The code sits within a broader category of specialty food ingredients and consumables that state and local buyers source through competitive sealed bids and IFBs, often bundled with general grocery or produce procurement. Issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Bridgeport Board of Education), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Georgia state procurement), and special-purpose districts. Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content and compliance with the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act appear across multiple solicitations. Vendors must maintain HACCP plans, provide nutritional documentation, and in school lunch contracts accept orders through ordering systems such as LINQ School Solutions with 24-hour emergency delivery capability.

Geographic activity spans Florida (Hillsborough County), Connecticut (Bridgeport), Texas (El Paso), Georgia (state-level and Hancock County), and Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier), with school nutrition procurement as the dominant issuing category. Representative recent opportunities include Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items including fresh and dried fruits for the National School Lunch Program with a contract term of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for fresh produce spanning 200 line items (berries, apples, and specialty items) with delivery to three school sites and a due date of June 26, 2026; Texas Health and Human Services Commission's June 2026 IFB for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million and a contract start of September 1, 2026; and Hillsborough County's June 2026 ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services estimated at $17,832,659.90 over three years. Questions and addendum cycles typically run two to three weeks before bid closing, with firm fixed pricing and no fuel surcharges permitted across contracts. Blind product testing by school personnel and laboratory technicians determines acceptability on seasoning, color, texture, and specification compliance in school lunch awards.