UNSPSC 50522206: Non GMO hardyblue blueberries

The variety of non GMO blueberries known as non GMO hardyblue blueberries. 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 50522206 Non GMO hardyblue blueberries, a Commodity code, covers fresh blueberry supply to state and local food service operations, but the recent solicitation record shows minimal direct activity under this specific code. The code nominally addresses a specialty produce item—non-GMO hardyblue blueberries—yet the posted opportunities in the source material reflect broader fresh-produce procurement (bananas, mixed fruits and vegetables, comprehensive produce lineups) rather than blueberry-specific requests. State and local food service buyers—school districts, county parks and recreation departments, healthcare coalitions, and county boards of education—do source fresh fruit and produce through food service bids, and blueberries or similar berries appear as line items within larger produce solicitations, but dedicated blueberry requests do not appear in the recent opportunity set.

The geographic spread of recent fresh-produce procurement covers Georgia (Hancock County Schools, Bartow County Schools, Early County Schools, and the State of Georgia), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), and Florida (Collier County), with activity concentrated in school-district food and nutrition departments and county-level institutional food service. Representative recent solicitations include Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce (2026-27 school year, bids due June 26, 2026), which itemizes over 200 produce line items including berries across multiple school delivery sites; Bartow County School System's RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables (deadline June 22, 2026), requiring 400-mile local sourcing; and Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (bids due July 29, 2026) with a 5,900-serving-per-week volume for elementary students. These opportunities emphasize food safety compliance (HACCP plans), delivery logistics, seasonal availability, and cost competition, but none isolate hardyblue blueberries as a discrete procurement line. Vendors pursuing this code should recognize that blueberry supply, if sourced at all by these buyers, typically enters as a component within broader fruit-and-vegetable cooperative or line-item bids rather than standalone category requests.