UNSPSC 50522013: Non GMO tayberries

The variety of non GMO blackberries known as non GMO tayberries. 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 50522013 Non GMO tayberries, a Commodity code, maps to the specific produce items state and local governments procure for school nutrition programs, healthcare food service, and parks concessions — but the recent opportunities block shows little activity directly aligned with this code's nominal scope. Of the seven recent solicitations tagged to this Commodity code, five solicit broad fresh produce assortments (apples, berries, vegetables, citrus, melons) spanning dozens of line items; one seeks petite bananas; one requests general food, supplies, and kitchen products without itemized detail. None explicitly names tayberries or non-GMO-certified berries as a distinct procurement line. School districts and county parks boards dominate the issuing bodies, with school nutrition programs accounting for the majority of recent activity — Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Bartow County School System, and Early County Board of Education all posted RFBs or RFPs for fresh produce between May and July 2026.

Geographic activity centers on Georgia and Wisconsin, with the Georgia School Nutrition Program representing the heaviest concentration of recent solicitations (Hancock County, Bartow County, Early County, and the State of Georgia itself). The most recent representative opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education seeking fresh produce for 2026-27 (IFB, due June 26, 2026) spanning over 200 line items of apples, berries, vegetables, and specialty fruits with delivery to three school sites; Madison Metropolitan School District requesting petite bananas (RFB 4162, due July 29, 2026) with estimated annual contract value of $78,000; and Bartow County School System soliciting local fresh fruits and vegetables within 400 miles of Cartersville, Georgia (RFP 10-2026-019, proposals due June 22, 2026). The code shows no direct recent tayberry solicitations and little evidence of non-GMO certification as a procurement requirement or differentiator across the visible opportunities. Prospectors should verify whether state and local nutrition programs are actively specifying non-GMO or tayberry-specific purchases outside this dataset or through cooperative-purchasing agreements.