UNSPSC 50522014: Non GMO thornless hull blackberries

The variety of non GMO blackberries known as non GMO thornless hull 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 50522014 Non GMO thornless hull blackberries, a Commodity code, captures fresh produce supply to state and local institutional food-service operations — primarily school districts, parks departments, and health-care coalitions. State and local procurement offices solicit blackberries and other fresh fruits and vegetables for cafeteria meal programs, special dietary initiatives such as the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, concession operations, and bulk food-service delivery. The buying pattern spans individual commodity bids (petite bananas, berries, specialty citrus) and consolidated fresh-produce line-item contracts with 200 or more product varieties. Issuing bodies include county boards of education, independent school districts, county parks departments, health-care coalitions, and state agricultural-procurement offices. Most recent activity shows school districts as the dominant buyer, with secondary activity from parks concessions and healthcare operations.

Geographic spread centers on Georgia and Wisconsin, with the most active recent solicitations from school districts in Hancock County and Bartow County, Georgia; Madison Metropolitan School District, Wisconsin; and Early County Board of Education, Georgia. The State of Georgia also issued a consolidated food and kitchen-products bid in May 2026. Representative opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's IFB for petite bananas (RFB 4162, bids due July 29, 2026, estimated annual value $78,000 with weekly usage of 70–90 cases), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items including blackberries, raspberries, and strawberries (IFB #SN002-2027, bids due June 26, 2026, delivery to three school locations for the 2026–27 fiscal year), Bartow County School System's RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (RFP 10-2026-019, proposals due June 22, 2026), and Collier County's ITN for concession food services at North Collier Regional Park (ITN 258360, proposals due March 6, 2025). School nutrition bids consistently require HACCP plans, E-Verify verification, general liability insurance ($500,000 to $1 million), Buy American compliance or domestic-content preferences, and delivery within specified temperature and timeframe windows.