UNSPSC 50522005: Non GMO chester blackberries

The variety of non GMO blackberries known as non GMO chester blackberries. 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 50522005 Non GMO Chester Blackberries is a Commodity code that shows little relevant recent activity. State and local school nutrition programs are actively procuring fresh produce under this taxonomy tier, but the recent opportunities in the dataset—spanning school districts in Georgia, Texas, and Florida—consistently solicit broad fresh produce categories (apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, leafy greens, tomatoes, peppers, and specialty items) rather than chester blackberries specifically. A single example posted by Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin requested petite bananas for delivery beginning September 2026 under RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026, with estimated annual contract value of $78,000, while a second opportunity from the same district (RFB 4163) requested fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison under USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program funding, due July 29, 2026. These opportunities demonstrate that school districts are moving significant volume through produce vendors, but none of the recently posted solicitations name chester blackberries as a line item or specification.

The issuing bodies procuring fresh produce are predominantly school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Hancock County, Bartow County, Early County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Glynn County, McAllen Independent, Austin Independent, Douglas County) and one state agency (Georgia Department of Education or equivalent), with activity concentrated in Georgia, Texas, and Wisconsin. Geographic spread reflects school nutrition programs across the Southeast and Texas, with most recent opportunities posted between February and July 2026. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026, covering over 200 produce line items including multiple apple and berry varieties for delivery July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027); Bulloch County School District (IFP for locally-grown produce, due May 4, 2026, requiring 24 items grown within 200 miles); and Glynn County Board of Education (IFB 27-02, due April 14, 2026, encompassing approximately 60 produce line items with weekly Tuesday delivery). If chester blackberries are a viable product for school nutrition programs, pursuing this code requires targeting individual district nutrition RFPs and IFBs where berries appear as line items, rather than relying on the code itself to surface buying activity.