UNSPSC 50522207: Non GMO bluecrop blueberries

The variety of non GMO blueberries known as non GMO legacy 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 50522207 Non GMO bluecrop blueberries is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure fresh produce through this code primarily via school nutrition programs serving student meals and federally funded snacking initiatives. The recent opportunities block shows little activity directly matching the specific blueberry commodity, instead revealing that school districts source produce through broad fresh-fruit-and-vegetable solicitations where blueberries appear as line items within comprehensive 50+ to 70+ item produce lists rather than as single-commodity awards. Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bartow County School System (Georgia), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), 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), and Douglas County School System (Georgia) have all posted RFPs, RFBs, and ITBs in the March–July 2026 window for produce procurement. These school districts dominate the code's recent activity; no county health departments, municipalities, or other state or local bodies appear in the opportunities block. Georgia school districts account for the heaviest concentration of recent solicitations, followed by Texas and Florida.

Bleberries in these procurements are bundled into multi-item fresh-produce contracts where school nutrition programs specify case sizes, ripeness standards, delivery schedules, HACCP documentation, and compliance with Buy American provisions requiring domestic sourcing where practicable. Douglas County School System's RFP for the GEC Buying Cooperative encompasses 72 line items across 30 districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two; Hillsborough County Public Schools' Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program contract (Solicitation 26039RFPDST, due March 11, 2026) targets specialty fruits and vegetables for approximately 18 elementary school sites with an estimated annual budget of $600,000 funded entirely by USDA grant awards. Most recent opportunities feature cost-based evaluation (typically 30–50% weighting), delivery and logistics performance (20–25%), vendor qualifications and experience (15–20%), and compliance with food safety standards including HACCP, traceability, and recall procedures. Response dates have closed or are closing imminently; the code shows active procurement in early and mid-2026 with awards anticipated by mid-to-late summer 2026 for school-year supply beginning July 1, 2026.