UNSPSC 50534701: Dried non GMO black mulberries

The variety of non GMO mulberries known as non GMO black mulberries 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 50534701 Dried non-GMO black mulberries is a Commodity code; state and local governments rarely procure this specific item directly, as the recent opportunities block shows no solicitations explicitly requesting dried non-GMO black mulberries. Instead, the code appears in a broader procurement context where school districts, county boards, and municipal agencies solicit comprehensive grocery, fresh produce, and food service supply contracts that span hundreds of line items—and dried specialty fruits like mulberries may be included as one option among many within those larger food-service agreements. School nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food operations are the primary buying activities, but they source these items as components of diversified food-product portfolios rather than as standalone commodity procurements.

The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Bulloch County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Douglas County School System in Georgia, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia), municipal purchasing offices (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and City of Dallas), county boards (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), and state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia). The geographic spread is concentrated in the Southeast—Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Virginia—with additional activity in Texas. Recent solicitations from Fairfax County (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026), Bulloch County (IFB #043025, due May 4, 2026), Savannah-Chatham County (Bid 26-34, due April 23, 2026), and Meriden Public Schools (RFP02641, due February 25, 2026, with an anticipated contract value of approximately $3,100,000) exemplify the larger food-supply contracting activity under which dried specialty items are typically procured. The Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery solicitation (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) and the Douglas County School System's food-supply RFP (SN26-003, estimated at $9,000,000 annually) further illustrate that institutional demand for food products exists at scale, but dried mulberries as a standalone line item do not surface in posted opportunities—suggesting either minimal standalone demand or absorption into broader cooperative or blanket food-service agreements where specialty items are negotiated as part of comprehensive annual contracts.