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 captures specialty dried fruits sourced for institutional food service — specifically school nutrition programs, senior meal services, state health facilities, and county food operations that require compliance with federal nutrition standards and domestic agricultural sourcing mandates. State and local governments purchasing under this code do so as line items within broader grocery, produce, and food-service solicitations tied to the National School Lunch Program, Child Nutrition Program, and Adult Care Food Program. Recent opportunities show the code applies to large, multi-item food contracts where dried fruits and specialty produce are one component of hundreds of line items spanning breakfast items, snacks, fresh produce, frozen goods, and meal components.

Issuing bodies span school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and health-care facilities (HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center). Recent activity appears concentrated in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic — Connecticut, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and Florida — with school districts as the dominant buyer class. Representative opportunities include the Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items supporting the National School Lunch Program, due June 30, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for fresh produce spanning berries, apples, and specialty items for the 2026–27 school year, due June 26, 2026; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's June 2026 IFB for food and consumable products serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 11, 2026. All recent solicitations enforce the Buy American provision (51 percent domestic agricultural content minimum) and require blind testing, nutritional compliance documentation, HACCP plans, and product liability insurance.