UNSPSC 50536222: Dried non GMO strawberryleaf raspberry

The variety of non GMO raspberries known as non GMO strawberryleaf 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 50536222 Dried non-GMO strawberry leaf raspberry (Commodity) covers botanical and herbal tea leaf products that state and local governments source for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, institutional food supply contracts, and specialty dietary provisions. Recent solicitations show the code tagged to broad grocery and food-service procurements where dried herbs and specialty ingredients appear as line items within larger food catalogs. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida have all recently sought bids on food and consumable products under notices that span fresh produce, prepared meals, and ancillary food items. Issuing bodies include school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and county government nutrition programs. The code sees activity primarily in institutional food service procurement rather than retail or commercial channels.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and South, with recent opportunities posted by Georgia, Florida, Texas, Mississippi, and Connecticut. The most recent representative opportunity is the City of Bridgeport's BNB052266 (Grocery Items), an IFB posted June 30, 2026, with electronic bids due the same day for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department covering over 1,100 line items and subject to Buy American Provision requirements (51% domestic agricultural ingredients). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission's HHS0017449 (Food and Consumable Products) is an IFB with proposals due July 11, 2026, supplying the El Paso State Supported Living Center with an estimated historical value of $1.5 million (prior period). Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce (due June 26, 2026) and Hillsborough County's ITB 26-00289 for senior meal services (estimated $17.8 million over three years, due June 25, 2026) demonstrate the breadth of institutional food procurement vehicles using this and related food codes. Vendors should note that school districts typically enforce National School Lunch Program compliance, Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards, Buy American thresholds, and blind sample testing at bidder expense.