UNSPSC 50536204: Dried non GMO dark raspberry

The variety of non GMO raspberries known as non GMO dark 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 50536204 Dried non GMO dark raspberry is a Commodity code that encompasses dried fruit products for institutional food service. State and local governments procure this product—often as part of larger grocery or food-service contracts—for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, state facility food operations, and related meal-preparation initiatives. The product appears within broader solicitations that include hundreds of line items spanning breakfast items, produce, dairy, snacks, and processed foods, where dried fruit meets nutritional standards for institutional meal programs including compliance with the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act and National School Lunch Program requirements.

Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and county commissioners' offices. Recent activity shows primary sourcing through school nutrition departments (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), a state-level facility operator (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for the El Paso State Supported Living Center), and a county social services agency (Hillsborough County for senior meal delivery). Geographic activity spans Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' bid for over 1,100 grocery line items due June 30, 2026, under IFB with Buy American requirements (51% domestic agricultural content) and delivery to school sites Monday through Friday; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso facility with a prior-period value of $1.5 million, proposals due July 11, 2026; and Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB with over 200 line items due June 26, 2026, spanning multiple fruit and vegetable varieties for three school locations.