UNSPSC 50536214: Dried non GMO leucodermis whitebark raspberry

The variety of non GMO raspberries known as non GMO leucodermis whitebark 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 50536214 Dried non-GMO leucodermis whitebark raspberry is a Commodity code that in recent state and local solicitations maps to broad school nutrition procurement—particularly fresh produce, comprehensive grocery supply, and meal services—rather than the narrowly specified dried raspberry product. The code shows minimal direct relevance to what is actually being bought. Recent opportunities tag fresh produce contracts, boxed meal delivery, senior meal services, and master grocery supply across school districts, counties, state health agencies, and municipalities, but none explicitly solicit dried raspberries or dried berry products. The issuing bodies span school districts (Bridgeport, Hancock County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, Meriden, Douglas County, Pascagoula-Gautier, Fairfax County), state agencies (Georgia, Texas Health and Human Services Commission), county governments (Hillsborough County, Douglas County), and municipalities (City of Dallas, City of Meriden). School nutrition procurement dominates the activity, with repeat buyers in Georgia and broad geographic spread across Connecticut, Texas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and Virginia.

Representative recent solicitations show the mismatch plainly. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (on behalf of the Board of Education) issued IFB BNB052266 for over 1,100 line items of grocery items including produce, frozen products, condiments, and dairy due June 30, 2026—a comprehensive grocery basket with no mention of dried berries. Fairfax County Public Schools issued IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 delivery to 45 schools across the district, due April 27, 2026, requiring minimum 76 items but no dried specialty fruits. The Douglas County School System in Georgia issued two major RFPs in early 2026: SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 districts with estimated spend of $5.5 million combined, and SN 26-003 for food supply and distribution serving 25,500 students with $9 million annual expenditure—both emphasizing fresh and frozen items within federal school nutrition compliance frameworks. Georgia state procurement (IFB #4 2027-2026 and PE55645NONST2026000000009) and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (IFB HHS0017449 for El Paso State Supported Living Center) similarly show broad food and consumable procurement with no specification for dried berries. This code carries little decision-relevant activity for vendors in specialty dried fruit production; the tagging appears taxonomic misclassification rather than genuine procurement demand for the product named.