UNSPSC 50536203: Dried non GMO black raspberry

The variety of non GMO raspberries known as non GMO black raspberry 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 50536203 Dried non GMO black raspberry is a Commodity code that names a single ingredient line rather than a broad procurement category, yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it reveal little direct demand for this product. The tagged solicitations span school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food procurement across multiple jurisdictions—the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida, the State of Georgia, and multiple school districts in Mississippi, Georgia, and Connecticut. These issuing bodies are seeking comprehensive food supply contracts encompassing hundreds of line items: grocery items for school breakfast and lunch programs, fresh produce spanning dozens of apple and berry varieties, frozen and canned vegetables, dairy, proteins, and snacks. The code appears to have been applied as a catch-all categorization rather than a targeted procurement signal, since none of the solicitations explicitly name dried black raspberry as a line item or specification.

The geographic spread of recent activity spans Florida, Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Virginia, with particular concentration among Georgia school districts and boards of education soliciting under cooperative purchasing vehicles. Representative recent opportunities include Bridgeport's June 2026 IFB for grocery items supporting the National School Lunch Program (due June 30, 2026), Hancock County Schools' June 2026 IFB for fresh produce across 200+ line items (due June 26, 2026), and Douglas County Schools' February 2026 RFP for food supply and distribution services serving 25,500 students with estimated annual spend of $9 million (due February 18, 2026). Hillsborough County's three-year senior meal preparation and delivery contract was valued at $17.8 million. The code shows no clear recent demand signal for dried non-GMO black raspberry specifically; vendors pursuing this code should verify whether state and local procurement offices actually use it for specialized ingredients or whether broader commodity aggregation codes better reflect purchasing intent for component ingredients destined for institutional food service.