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 nominally identifying a single specialty produce item, but recent state and local solicitations tagged with this code show little activity directly aligned with the dried raspberry specification. The most recent opportunities indicate that the code is being used as a catch-all tag for broader food service procurements that span multiple commodity categories — fresh produce, packaged meal components, grocery items, and kitchen supplies — rather than for dried specialty berries specifically. State and local buyers using this code include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and independent school nutrition programs. The Commodity code appears to serve as a miscellaneous or default tag when the precise item does not fit a tighter classification, meaning vendors pursuing work under this code should expect requests that span multiple food categories rather than a single produce line.

Geographic activity is concentrated in the Southeast and South — Texas (HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center), Florida (Hillsborough County senior meal services), Georgia (State of Georgia procurement, Hancock County schools), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District), and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport). Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items for the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department, with electronic bids due June 30, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with proposals due July 13, 2026 and a historical contract value of $1.5 million; and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items for the 2026-27 school year, with sealed bids due June 26, 2026. National School Lunch Program compliance and Buy American requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content) are standard across school district procurements under this code. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the breadth of actual solicitations suggests the code may not be an optimal pursuit target unless your firm supplies dried specialty produce as part of a larger food-service platform capable of bidding multi-category RFQs and IFBs for school nutrition programs and institutional food service.