UNSPSC 50536219: Dried non GMO san diego raspberry

The variety of non GMO raspberries known as non GMO san diego 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 50536219 Dried non-GMO San Diego raspberry is a Commodity code that state and local governments procure primarily as part of large institutional food service contracts for schools, health and human services facilities, and senior nutrition programs. The code appears in solicitations for comprehensive grocery and produce supply agreements where dried fruit items are one line among hundreds of SKUs spanning breakfast items, vegetables, dairy, snacks, and prepared foods. Issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida). Most opportunities are structured as multi-item, annual supply contracts supporting the National School Lunch Program or state-funded senior meal services, with Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed items and compliance with HHFKA nutrition standards. Vendors must accept orders through school ordering systems, maintain emergency backup stock, provide nutritional analyses and product labeling, and submit to blind testing and health inspections. Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 and include firm fixed pricing with no fuel or freight surcharges, Net 45 payment terms, and insurance requirements ranging from $1 million to $2 million per occurrence.

Recent activity shows concentrated procurement in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. The Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) issued IFB BNB052266 for over 1,100 grocery line items with a June 30, 2026 response deadline; Hancock County Schools (Georgia) posted IFB SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning 200+ line items with responses due June 26, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products with a July 13, 2026 deadline and prior-period spending of $1.5 million; Hillsborough County (Florida) solicited senior meal preparation and delivery services under ITB 26-00289 valued at $17.8 million over three years with a June 25, 2026 close; and the State of Georgia posted a food supplies solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009) with a June 22, 2026 deadline. Dried fruit items like San Diego raspberries typically appear as individual line items within these larger contracts rather than as stand-alone procurements; the code shows no dedicated single-item dried-fruit solicitations in the recent-opportunities block.