UNSPSC 50537103: Dried non GMO nero chokeberries

The variety of non GMO chokeberries known as non GMO nero 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 50537103 Dried non-GMO nero chokeberries is a Commodity code that captures highly specialized processed produce items, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show minimal direct purchasing activity for the specific product. Recent solicitations in the dataset—spanning school districts, county boards of education, state agencies, and municipalities from Connecticut to Texas to Georgia—are broadly for comprehensive grocery, food service, and fresh produce contracts that encompass dozens or hundreds of line items across multiple food categories. Nero chokeberries, a niche dried berry product, do not appear as named line items or even implied components in any of the representative recent solicitations. The code appears to serve primarily as a catch-all classification for dried specialty berries within state and local food procurement taxonomy, but current contracting activity does not reflect sustained demand for this specific commodity at the line-item level.

State and local food procurement activity is concentrated among school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Douglas County School System, and Meriden Public Schools), county purchasing departments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), city agencies (Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases, Dallas), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and state-operated facilities (HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center). Representative recent opportunities include the Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 IFB (April 27, 2026, response deadline) seeking multi-category grocery supply across 45 schools and distribution centers with estimated ongoing volume; the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System fresh produce bid (April 23, 2026) covering 72 produce line items across 60 schools; the Douglas County School System RFP for fresh produce and eggs (March 4, 2026) coordinating across 30 school districts with approximately $5.5 million annual value; and the Hillsborough County senior meal services ITB (June 25, 2026) with a three-year estimated value of $17.8 million. Geographic activity spans Florida, Georgia, Connecticut, Virginia, Texas, and Mississippi. Dried specialty berries like nero chokeberries remain outside the scope of these bulk-volume school nutrition and institutional food contracts, suggesting the code sees limited practical procurement activity in state and local markets today.