UNSPSC 50536225: Dried non GMO west indian raspberry

The variety of non GMO raspberries known as non GMO west indian 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 50536225 Dried non-GMO West Indian raspberry is a Commodity code that sees limited direct application in recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific dried fruit product, but the solicitations tagged under it span broad grocery, food service, and nutrition program procurement across school districts, counties, and state agencies—ranging from comprehensive master grocery contracts spanning thousands of line items to specialized meal delivery services. School districts and county boards of education dominate the issuing body mix, with state agencies and municipal purchasing offices appearing less frequently. The actual work being solicited under this code reflects the full scope of institutional food service sourcing rather than procurement of dried non-GMO West Indian raspberries as a discrete commodity—grocery bids, fresh produce contracts, meal preparation and delivery services, and boxed meal programs all carry this UNSPSC designation despite their much broader scope.

Recent opportunities cluster in Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Texas, Mississippi, and Virginia. Representative current solicitations include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (RFP BNB052266 for over 1,100 grocery line items with electronic bids due June 30, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products, proposals due July 13, 2026 under $1.5 million historical annual value), Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia (IFB SN002-2027 for fresh produce across 200 line items, bids due June 26, 2026), and Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut (RFP 026-41 for commercial groceries and USDA Foods with anticipated contract value of approximately $3,100,000 and award date April 24, 2026). The code is frequently deployed for K-12 nutrition program procurement, with smaller volumes tagged for senior meal services, state facility food service, and municipal catering. The designation mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the breadth of actual solicitations suggests this commodity code serves as a catch-all classification within many procurement systems rather than a targeted vehicle for dried fruit sourcing specifically.