UNSPSC 50536702: Dried non GMO june bearing strawberries

The variety of non GMO strawberries known as non GMO june bearing strawberries 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 50536702 Dried non-GMO June bearing strawberries is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it do not reflect dried or specialty strawberry procurement. Instead, the opportunities show school districts, county boards of education, and municipal agencies buying comprehensive fresh produce, groceries, and meal-service products under broad multi-item contracts where strawberries (fresh, not dried) appear as line items among dozens of commodity categories. The code's nominal specificity — a single dried fruit variety — does not align with how these jurisdictions actually source and contract for fresh produce and food service supplies. State and local food procurement under tags related to this code operates through large aggregated bids spanning 72 to over 1,100 line items of fresh fruits, vegetables, proteins, dairy, pantry staples, and prepared meals, typically on annual or multi-year terms. School districts dominate the issuing bodies, alongside county boards of education, municipal purchasing offices, and state agencies. Representative recent solicitations include Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) requesting fresh produce across 200 line items for the 2026–27 school year under IFB due June 26, 2026; Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia) procuring comprehensive food products and supplies for school nutrition under IFB due May 4, 2026; Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) establishing a Master Grocery K-12 term contract under IFB due April 27, 2026; and the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases seeking grocery items for Bridgeport Board of Education's food and nutrition services under IFB due June 30, 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission also procured food and consumable products for state-supported living centers under IFB HHS0017449 due July 13, 2026, with a historical expenditure baseline of $1.5 million.

Activity concentrates in the Southeast, particularly Georgia, with secondary presence in Connecticut, Texas, Florida, Mississippi, and Virginia. Solicitations span January through June 2026, reflecting seasonal alignment with school-year planning cycles. The code shows material recent activity, but pursue this code only if your firm supplies fresh produce (not dried specialty items), operates food distribution or school-nutrition logistics, or delivers comprehensive grocery-product catalogs meeting USDA Buy American, HACCP, nutritional-standards, and delivery-schedule requirements to school districts and institutional food service operators. Margin pressure is typical; winning bids emphasize reliability, compliance documentation, and three-year track records in K–12 or institutional markets.