UNSPSC 50536700: Dried non GMO strawberries

The type of juicy edible usually red fruit of any of several low-growing temperate herbs (genus fragaria) of the rose family that is technically an enlarged pulpy receptacle bearing numerous achenes 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 50536700 Dried non-GMO strawberries is a Class code that encompasses dried fruit products procured by state and local education and nutrition agencies for school lunch programs, senior meal services, and institutional food operations. State and local governments buy dried strawberries as components of larger grocery, produce, and food-service contracts, typically embedded within multi-item solicitations for fresh and processed foods that must meet federal nutrition standards, Buy American domestic-content requirements, and health and safety certifications. Recent solicitations show the code operates within school nutrition procurement (breakfast items, snack components, and meal-service ingredients), senior congregate meal programs, and state-supported institutional facilities. Issuing bodies span school districts and boards of education, county governments and their nutrition departments, and state health and human services agencies operating institutional food service. These are repeat procurement functions tied to ongoing federal meal programs—the National School Lunch Program, Adult Care Food Program, and summer food service initiatives—meaning the code sees recurring seasonal or annual buying cycles rather than one-time purchases.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and appears multistate. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) solicited grocery items in a 1,100-line-item contract due June 30, 2026 (IFB BNB052266), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission sought food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with an estimated historical value of $1.5 million (IFB HHS0017449, due July 11, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) requested fresh produce with over 200 line items including berries and specialty fruits (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026), Hillsborough County (Florida) posted a $17.8 million three-year senior meal preparation and delivery contract (ITB ITB2600289, due June 25, 2026), and the State of Georgia posted a broad food and kitchen products bid (due June 22, 2026). Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) solicited packaged meal boxes for summer food service (due April 29, 2026). Buy American domestic-content and nutrition-standards compliance appear standard across these jurisdictions, and pricing is typically firm fixed with no fuel or freight surcharges permitted.