UNSPSC 50522100: Non GMO billberries

The type of non GMO fruit known as non GMO billberries. 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 50522100 Non GMO billberries is a Class code that in recent state and local procurement activity covers fresh produce supply to school nutrition programs, though the posted opportunities show minimal alignment with the code's nominal scope. The recent solicitations for this code span school district food service procurement for fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, and related produce items delivered to elementary, middle, and high school campuses. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and boards of education across multiple states, with no state departments or transit authorities represented in the recent activity block. School districts are the primary buyers, and they solicit through RFP, RFQ, IFB, and ITB notices for annual or multi-year contracts that typically include weekly or twice-weekly delivery to multiple campus sites, compliance with Buy American provisions, HACCP plans, food safety certifications, and insurance requirements. Evaluation commonly weights price at 30–50 percent, with the remainder distributed across vendor qualifications, product quality, delivery reliability, past performance, and sometimes diverse-owned business status or local-sourcing preferences.

The geographic spread concentrates in Georgia, with recent solicitations from Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hancock County Schools (Georgia), Bartow County School System (Georgia), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), Douglas County School System (Georgia), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), and Early County Board of Education (Georgia). Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas due July 29, 2026, with an estimated annual contract value of $78,000 for September 2026–June 2027 delivery; Liberty County Board of Education's IFB for food products due April 29, 2026, covering over 400 food items across 13 school sites for the 2026–2027 school year; and Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs covering 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two. The code shows substantial recent activity but shows little topical alignment with the stated commodity name—recent opportunities are general fresh produce and food service supply rather than billberries specifically.