UNSPSC 50536226: Dried non GMO whitebark raspberry

The variety of non GMO raspberries known as non GMO 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 50536226 Dried non-GMO whitebark raspberry is a Commodity code that does not reflect the current purchasing activity in state and local procurement. The recent opportunities tagged with this code span comprehensive school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food supply contracts—none of which identify dried non-GMO whitebark raspberry as a line item or procurement focus. The City of Bridgeport's solicitation for grocery items to support the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services spans over 1,100 line items including breakfast items, cereals, baked goods, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and meat products, all subject to Buy American requirements and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission's procurement for the El Paso State Supported Living Center requests food and consumable products under NIGP Class numbers 385, 390, 380, and 393, with an estimated prior-period value of $1.5 million. School districts in Georgia and Florida—Hancock County, Savannah-Chatham County, Bulloch County, and Douglas County—are actively soliciting fresh produce contracts spanning dozens of line items including apples, berries, broccoli, carrots, potatoes, leafy greens, citrus fruits, and eggs, with estimated annual expenditures ranging from $4.4 million to $9 million. Hillsborough County is seeking senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17.8 million over three years. Fairfax County Public Schools and Meriden Public Schools are both procuring master grocery contracts with anticipated values in the millions, spanning hundreds of food products but with no mention of specialty dried berries.

The geographic spread of recent activity clusters in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida, Mississippi) and Mid-Atlantic regions (Connecticut, Virginia), with secondary activity in Texas. However, the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual procurement content is decisive: the UNSPSC 50536226 code appears to have been applied incorrectly to general school nutrition and institutional food service solicitations. State and local governments are not currently soliciting dried non-GMO whitebark raspberry as a distinct commodity line item in any of the recent opportunities in the dataset. The code shows no relevant recent activity and does not warrant business development pursuit at this time based on actual buying patterns.