UNSPSC 50522515: Non GMO montmorency cherries

The variety of non GMO cherries known as non GMO montmorency cherries. 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 50522515 Non GMO montmorency cherries is a Commodity code for specialty fresh fruits sourced to specific cultivar or production standards. State and local governments buying under this code procure cherries as components of school meal programs, institutional food service operations, and park concession services. Recent solicitations show school districts and county parks departments acquiring fresh produce through blanket produce contracts that itemize individual fruit and vegetable lines rather than as standalone cherry specifications; the code appears in procurement environments where fruit sourcing is embedded in broader food-service RFBs and RFPs rather than as a discrete line item. Issuing bodies include school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Bartow County School System), county government food-service operations (Collier County Parks and Recreation), and health-care coalition food procurement (Marion Health Care Coalition). Most recent activity centers on school-district nutrition programs operating under USDA National School Lunch Program and Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program mandates.

Recent opportunities concentrate in Georgia and Wisconsin. Madison Metropolitan School District posted an RFB for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks in July 2026 (due July 29) requiring sourcing within 400 miles of Madison and Wisconsin state lines, with weekly procurement of approximately 5,900 servings and a contract term from September through November 2026. Hancock County Board of Education, Sparta, Georgia, posted an IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items including multiple apple varieties, berries, and specialty fruits for the 2026–27 school year (due June 26, 2026). Bartow County School System posted an RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (due June 22, 2026). These school-district procurements emphasize domestic sourcing, traceability by farm of origin, delivery-distance compliance, and HACCP documentation; none explicitly itemized montmorency cherries as a specification line, suggesting the code captures cherry demand within consolidated produce contracts rather than as a standalone category in current state and local posting activity.