UNSPSC 50522801: Non GMO hudson bay currants

The variety of non GMO currants known as non GMO hudson bay currants. 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 50522801 Non GMO Hudson Bay currants is a Commodity code that covers fresh fruit procurement, though recent state and local solicitations show the code sees minimal activity specifically targeting this specialty item. Instead, school districts across multiple states are actively buying fresh produce under broader commodity classifications, with bananas, apples, berries, and mixed fresh vegetables dominating solicitations rather than Hudson Bay currants specifically. The buying pattern reflects institutional food service for school nutrition programs—K–12 school districts are the primary issuing bodies, supplemented by county board of education systems and independent school districts, all serving National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program obligations. These jurisdictions solicit fresh produce through RFP, RFQ, and IFB processes, typically awarding annual or multi-year contracts with line-item pricing and multiple-vendor awards to optimize cost and supply reliability across dozens of produce categories.

Recent opportunities confirm geographic concentration in the Southeast and Southwest, with particularly active solicitations from Georgia school districts (Hancock County, Bartow County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Glynn County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, and Douglas County cooperatively), supplemented by solicitations from Texas districts (McAllen Independent School District, Austin Independent School District) and Florida (Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa). Representative recent procurements include Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce covering over 200 line items for July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, with bids due June 26, 2026; Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4–$1.1 million depending on geographic area, sealed proposals due March 4, 2026; and Madison Metropolitan School District's dual solicitations for petite bananas (RFB 4162, $78,000 estimated annual value) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (RFB 4163) both due July 29, 2026. The code itself shows no recent opportunities explicitly for Hudson Bay currants; procurement activity centers on commodity-level produce staples and specialty items (berries, greens, melons, citrus) that school nutrition departments source on fixed or cost-plus-percentage models with firm pricing, HACCP and traceability requirements, and Buy American compliance mandates.