UNSPSC 50534700: Dried non GMO mulberries

The type of fruit from any of a genus (morus of the family moraceae, the mulberry family) of trees with an edible usually purple multiple fruit that is an aggregate of juicy one-seeded drupes that has 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 50534700 Dried non-GMO mulberries, a Class code, does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity posted under this code designation. The opportunities in the recent-opportunities block are solicitations for comprehensive fresh and processed food service supply — including grocery items, fresh produce, eggs, meal preparation and delivery services, and USDA commodity distribution — issued by school districts, county boards of education, health and human services agencies, and municipal governments. None of the posted solicitations explicitly target dried mulberries or comparable specialty dried fruits; instead, they span broad food supply categories supporting school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food operations across multiple states. The code appears to be a mislabeling artifact, with procurement offices tagging multi-category food supply contracts under a narrowly defined commodity code that does not reflect the actual scope of work being purchased.

Recent activity in food service procurement under these code designations is concentrated in Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Texas, Mississippi, and Virginia, with school districts representing the largest share of issuing bodies. Representative recent opportunities include the Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery-items IFB (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) spanning over 1,100 line items across breakfast, cereals, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, fruits, dairy, snacks, and beverages; the Douglas County School System's food supply and distribution RFP (SN26-003, due February 18, 2026) for approximately $9 million annually supplying 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools; and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' senior meal preparation and delivery services ITB (ITB-26-00289, due June 25, 2026) with an estimated three-year value of $17.8 million. These solicitations share common requirements: Buy American provisions (minimum 51% domestic agricultural content in many cases), HACCP food safety plans with 24/7 recall capability, nutritional compliance with standards such as the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act, firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges, and delivery to multiple school sites or service centers on set schedules. Award in most cases goes to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, with school districts frequently reserving the right to award to single or multiple vendors by line item or location.