UNSPSC 50536220: Dried non GMO snow raspberry

The variety of non GMO raspberries known as non GMO snow 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 50536220 Dried non-GMO snow raspberry, a Commodity code, does not align with current state and local procurement activity. The available recent opportunities use this code to tag broad grocery and food service solicitations—school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food supply—that encompass hundreds of line items spanning fresh produce, proteins, dairy, frozen goods, condiments, and prepared meals. None of the posted opportunities specify dried non-GMO snow raspberry as a discrete procurement line item or material scope element. The code appears to function as a catch-all tag for multi-category food procurement rather than a vehicle for purchasing this specific product.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code span school districts (Bridgeport Public Schools, Hancock County Board of Education, Fairfax County Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Meriden Public Schools, Douglas County School System, Bulloch County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), cities (City of Dallas, City of Meriden), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and regional buying cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative). Recent solicitations span Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia. Representative opportunities include the Bridgeport Board of Education's IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items (due June 30, 2026); Texas HHS's IFB for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with estimated prior-period value of $1.5 million (due July 13, 2026); Douglas County School System's RFP for food supply and distribution across 32 schools with estimated annual spend of approximately $9,000,000 (due February 18, 2026); Meriden Public Schools' RFP for commercial groceries and USDA Foods with anticipated contract value of approximately $3,100,000 (due February 25, 2026); and the City of Dallas's RFCSP for boxed and bulk meal delivery to city events with a five-year term (due March 27, 2026). This code warrants careful specification review before pursuit—the nominal commodity does not reflect the broad, multi-category food service work actually being solicited.