UNSPSC 50522212: Non GMO northcountry blueberries

The variety of non GMO blueberries known as non GMO northcountry 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 50522212 Non GMO northcountry blueberries (Commodity) is a narrow product code that the source material does not meaningfully support — the recent opportunities solicited blueberries only in passing, within much broader fresh-produce and food-service buys. State and local school districts and the State of Georgia are buying fresh produce under codes nominally tagged to this commodity, but the actual work spans comprehensive fresh-fruit and fresh-vegetable distribution across dozens or hundreds of line items per procurement, not blueberries in isolation. Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin, Hancock County Board of Education and multiple Georgia county and city school districts (Bulloch, Liberty, Muscogee, Savannah-Chatham, Glynn, Douglas) are issuing RFPs, RFBs, and IFBs for annual fresh-produce supply, with response dates between March and July 2026; McAllen and Austin Independent School Districts in Texas are doing the same. The issuing bodies are overwhelmingly school nutrition programs and districts, with one State of Georgia procurement. Evaluations typically weight cost at 30–50%, vendor qualifications and experience at 15–30%, product quality and freshness at 10–30%, and compliance (Buy American, HACCP, insurance, debarment certification, E-Verify) as mandatory gates.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Hancock, Bulloch, Liberty, Muscogee, Savannah-Chatham, Glynn, Douglas Counties; State of Georgia), with significant recent activity in Texas (McAllen, Austin), Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District), and Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa). Representative solicitations include Hancock County Board of Education IFB #SN002-2027 for over 200 fresh-produce line items with bids due June 26, 2026; Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 for petite bananas at $78,000 annual value due July 29, 2026; Muscogee County School District ITB 26-017 for approximately 60 produce line items with pricing marked up against USDA Fruit and Vegetable Market News Index as of March 27, 2026, due April 27, 2026; and Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30 school districts across two Georgia regions with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million (Area One) and $1.1 million (Area Two) and proposals due March 4, 2026. The code shows no isolated blueberry procurement activity and should not be prioritized as a standalone commodity opportunity.