UNSPSC 50536216: Dried non GMO peck barton's raspberry

The variety of non GMO raspberries known as non GMO peck barton's 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 50536216 Dried non-GMO peck Barton's raspberry, a Commodity code, does not map to the state and local procurement activity present in the source. The recent opportunities tagged under this code solicit comprehensive grocery supply, fresh produce, meal preparation and delivery, and food service distribution across school districts, county government, and municipal entities—categories that span fresh and processed foods far beyond a single specialty dried-fruit item. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being bought suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or use of the code as a catch-all within broader food procurement hierarchies.

State and local food service procurement under these codes is heavily concentrated in school nutrition programs, with issuing bodies including the Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), and Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut), alongside specialized procurements from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (state institutional care), Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida, senior meal services), the State of Georgia (institutional food supply), and the City of Dallas (municipal catering). Representative recent opportunities include the Bridgeport Board of Education's IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items spanning breakfast foods, produce, dairy, and meat (due June 30, 2026); the Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs across a 30-district cooperative buying group with estimated annual spend of $5.5 million (due March 4, 2026); Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB for Master Grocery K-12 covering delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens (due April 27, 2026); and the City of Meriden's RFP for commercial groceries, beverages, produce, and USDA Foods serving 8,200 students across 13 sites with anticipated contract value of $3.1 million (due February 25, 2026). Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Connecticut, Virginia, Florida, and Texas, with Georgia emerging as a hotbed of school nutrition procurement activity through both individual districts and regional cooperative buying arrangements.