UNSPSC 50536604: Dried non GMO thiessen saskatoon berries

The variety of non GMO saskatoon berries known as non GMO thiessen saskatoon berries that have 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 50536604 Dried non-GMO Thiessen saskatoon berries (Commodity) shows minimal state and local procurement activity under its narrow product specification. Recent opportunities tagged to this code do not reflect procurement of dried saskatoon berries; instead, they span broad food service categories including grocery supply, fresh produce, meal preparation, and food distribution for school districts, county food authorities, senior meal programs, and state agencies. The code's abstract name does not align with actual buying patterns in the recent opportunity set, which emphasizes high-volume, multi-category food sourcing for institutional nutrition programs rather than specialty dried berry products.

State and local bodies issuing under this code span school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Hancock County Board of Education, Meriden Public Schools, Douglas County School System, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county commissioners (Hillsborough County), city procurement offices (Bridgeport, Meriden, Dallas), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Georgia), and special purchasing cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts). Activity is concentrated in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, with solicitations from Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Texas, Mississippi, and Virginia. Representative recent opportunities include Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery items RFP (due June 30, 2026) spanning over 1,100 line items with Buy American domestic-content requirements; Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce IFB (due June 26, 2026) for 200 line items across multiple apple and berry varieties, vegetables, and citrus; Texas Health and Human Services Commission's food and consumable products IFB for El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026) at approximately $1.5 million historical spend; and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (due April 27, 2026) requiring minimum 76-item commitment from 45 schools and distribution centers. The code shows no recent standalone procurement for dried saskatoon berries and warrants a skip unless opportunities explicitly list this specialty item.