UNSPSC 50537102: Dried non GMO brillantisima chokeberries

The variety of non GMO chokeberries known as non GMO brillantisima chokeberries 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 50537102 Dried non GMO brillantisima chokeberries is a Commodity code that nominally describes a single dried fruit product, but recent state and local opportunities tagged under it reflect a far broader scope of food procurement — primarily fresh produce, packaged meals, and general grocery items for school nutrition programs, senior services, and state-supported facilities. The issuing bodies soliciting under this code span school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state procurement offices (State of Georgia). School districts appear as the dominant repeat buyer, driven by National School Lunch Program requirements and Child Nutrition Summer Food Service obligations.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions, with documented opportunities from Connecticut (Bridgeport, RFQ for 1,100+ line items of grocery items due June 30, 2026), Georgia (state-level food and kitchen products solicitation due June 22, 2026), Texas (HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center, IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables due July 13, 2026, with historical value of $1.5 million), Florida (Hillsborough County senior meal preparation and delivery, ITB ITB2600289 due June 25, 2026, estimated at $17.8 million over three years), Georgia (Hancock County fresh produce for 200+ produce line items due June 26, 2026), and Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District Child Nutrition Summer boxes, sealed bid due April 29, 2026). The code shows a mismatch between its nominal commodity description and actual procurement activity — no recent opportunity appears to solicit dried chokeberries specifically. Vendors pursuing this code should treat it as a catch-all food-services category and focus on school nutrition, senior meals, and institutional food-service capacity rather than specialty dried fruit.