UNSPSC 50522012: Non GMO olallie blackberries

The variety of non GMO blackberries known as non GMO olallie 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 50522012 Non GMO olallie blackberries is a Commodity code. The code shows a significant mismatch between its nominal scope and recent state and local activity. The single opportunity explicitly tagged to this code—Madison Metropolitan School District Food & Nutrition Department's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (due July 29, 2026)—involves a banana procurement, not blackberries. The bulk of recent activity in the broader fresh produce space centers on school nutrition programs and farm-to-school initiatives, where districts solicit fresh fruits and vegetables under codes that reflect the wider commodity families rather than this specific berry line item. The code itself appears to receive minimal focused procurement traffic at the state and local level, with no recent opportunities identified that actually specify non-GMO olallie blackberries by name or specification.

State and local buyers sourcing fresh produce do so almost exclusively through 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, and Douglas County systems across Georgia, Florida, Texas, and Wisconsin) and a single state agriculture procurement (Georgia). These districts use RFBs, RFPs, and IFBs to award annual contracts running July 1 through June 30 with typical response windows of 30 to 60 days. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Texas, with scattered activity in Wisconsin and Florida. The scope of work involves weekly or twice-weekly delivery of fresh fruits, vegetables, and prepared produce items to multiple school sites, with emphasis on Buy American compliance, HACCP documentation, food safety certifications, traceability systems, liability insurance minimums of $500,000 to $2 million, and pricing firm for 12 months with prospective redetermination tied to USDA market indices. Representative recent opportunities include Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 cooperative districts (due March 4, 2026, estimated annual value $4.4 million for Area One), Glynn County Board of Education IFB 27-02 for fresh produce across 16 schools (due April 14, 2026), and Austin Independent School District RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and beverages emphasizing Good Food Purchasing Program alignment (due March 11, 2026). This code does not appear worth pursuing as a blackberry-specific category at this time.