UNSPSC 50536224: Dried non GMO torr and gray whitebark raspberry

The variety of non GMO raspberries known as non GMO torr & gray 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 50536224 Dried non GMO torr and gray whitebark raspberry is a Commodity code that in practice captures dried specialty produce items purchased by state and local food service operations, though the recent opportunities block shows minimal direct solicitation under this specific code. State and local governments buy dried fruits and produce through broader grocery and food-service procurement vehicles rather than through commodity-specific tenders. The issuing bodies active in the food-service space include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county government (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state procurement offices (State of Georgia). School districts and county nutrition departments drive the majority of recent volume, typically bundling dried fruits with fresh produce, frozen goods, and packaged items under consolidated grocery or nutrition-service contracts rather than purchasing dried berries as a standalone line item.

The code shows recent activity across Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' June 2026 IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education Food & Nutrition Services (due June 30, 2026, requiring Buy American compliance with 51 percent domestic agricultural content), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning 200+ line items for the 2026-27 school year (due June 26, 2026), and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services estimated at $17,832,659.90 over three years (due June 25, 2026). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical prior-period value of $1.5 million (proposals due July 13, 2026). Dried specialty fruits such as this code nominally describes do not appear as explicit line items in the publicly available summaries of these recent opportunities; participation typically occurs as a subline within larger grocery or produce contracts rather than as a standalone procurement vehicle.