UNSPSC 50537009: Dried non GMO dewberries

The variety of non GMO fruit known as non GMO dewberries 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 50537009 Dried non-GMO dewberries is a Commodity code that represents a narrow agricultural product line within the broader food procurement ecosystem, yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code show minimal direct purchasing of dried dewberries themselves. Instead, the opportunities reflect school districts, county boards of education, cities, and state agencies purchasing comprehensive grocery, produce, and meal service contracts where dried or fresh berries appear as minor line items within much larger solicitations spanning hundreds of product categories. State and local governments buy food products under this code primarily through school nutrition programs serving National School Lunch Program requirements, senior meal services, and institutional food service operations, with vendors expected to meet Buy American provisions (typically 51 percent domestic agricultural content for processed items), HACCP food safety protocols, nutritional compliance standards, firm fixed pricing with freight prepaid, and delivery to multiple school sites or institutional facilities on regular schedules. Issuing bodies include school districts of varying sizes (from small districts like Pascagoula-Gautier in Mississippi to large systems like Fairfax County Public Schools and Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut), county boards of education (Hancock County in Georgia, Bulloch County in Georgia, Douglas County in Georgia), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), cities (Bridgeport, Connecticut; Dallas, Texas; Hillsborough County, Florida), and cooperative purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative serving multiple Georgia school districts.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, with multiple recent opportunities from Georgia school districts, Connecticut schools, Florida and Texas jurisdictions, and Mississippi school districts. Representative recent solicitations include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issuing IFB BNB052266 for grocery items supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education with a response date of June 30, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issuing IFB SN002-2027 for fresh produce with a June 26, 2026 due date; Fairfax County Public Schools issuing IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 with bids due April 27, 2026; and the Douglas County School System issuing RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30 Georgia school districts with a March 4, 2026 deadline and estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million across two geographic areas. The code shows active procurement volume driven by school year calendars and annual contract renewals, though dried non-GMO dewberries as a discrete product line appear rarely if ever as standalone bid items—vendors pursuing this UNSPSC code should position dried or fresh berries within broader food service distribution capabilities rather than expect standalone dewberry purchasing.