UNSPSC 50522902: Non GMO barhi or barhee dates

The variety of non GMO dates known as non GMO barhi or barhee dates. 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 50522902 Non GMO barhi or barhee dates is a Commodity code that frames a narrow agricultural product category, but recent state and local solicitations show little procurement activity directly aligned with this specific date variety. The recent opportunities block contains no bids, RFPs, RFQs, or ITNs naming barhi or barhee dates or non-GMO date specifications. Instead, the posted solicitations focus on broader fresh produce procurement—bananas, apples, berries, melons, leafy greens, and mixed fresh fruits and vegetables—across school districts, county parks and recreation departments, healthcare coalitions, and state agriculture agencies. When dates appear in the itemized line lists of these larger produce contracts, they are not tagged separately or subject to non-GMO or varietal restrictions.

The issuing bodies soliciting under related fresh-produce codes include school-nutrition departments (Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Bartow County School System), county government (Collier County Board of County Commissioners), a healthcare coalition (Marion Health Care Coalition), and state procurement (State of Georgia). Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Hancock, Bartow, Early counties, plus state-level) and Wisconsin (Madison), with one Florida procurement. Because the source does not surface any recent state or local solicitations explicitly seeking non-GMO barhi or barhee dates, this code shows no current market activity to pursue. Vendors sourcing specialty date varieties should monitor related commodity codes under fresh-fruit procurement or monitor school-nutrition RFBs and state produce contracts where dates may be listed as optional or seasonal line items, but the code itself does not reflect active state or local demand at this time.