UNSPSC 50523801: Non GMO black winter huckleberries

The variety of non GMO huckleberries known as non GMO black winter huckleberries. 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 50523801 Non GMO black winter huckleberries is a Commodity code representing specialty fresh fruit procurement by state and local food service operators. The recent opportunities tagged under this code do not show huckleberry-specific buying; instead, they reflect broad fresh-produce and fresh-fruit procurement across school nutrition programs, county parks and recreation concessions, health-care coalitions, and state food-service channels. State and local food-service buyers solicit fresh produce through RFB, RFP, and ITN notices, typically specifying produce types by variety, case size, ripeness stage, and delivery frequency, with contracts running one to three years. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, posting solicitations for petite bananas, mixed fresh fruits and vegetables, and comprehensive fresh-produce items; county boards of education and parks departments also appear as repeat buyers. Georgia school districts (Hancock County, Bartow County, Early County) and Wisconsin's Madison Metropolitan School District represent the primary recent activity, with additional procurement from Florida's Collier County Parks, Marion Health Care Coalition, and the State of Georgia.

Recent opportunities show school nutrition programs in Georgia and Wisconsin soliciting fresh produce on annual cycles (July through June contracts) with strict specifications on farm origin, delivery logistics, temperature control, and food-safety documentation. Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (July 29, 2026 deadline) requires sourcing within 400 miles of Madison and Wisconsin, with a $0.20 per-pound organic preference in final scoring; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce (June 26, 2026 deadline) specified 200+ line items including multiple apple, berry, and vegetable varieties, with delivery to three school sites and a July 2026 to June 2027 contract term. Bartow County School System's RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables (June 22, 2026 deadline) prioritizes farms within 400 miles, with seasonal variety and product availability weighted at 50 points combined out of 100. Collier County Board of County Commissioners' ITN for North Collier Regional Park food services (March 6, 2025 deadline, posted October 8, 2026) emphasizes diverse menu options and food safety compliance across multiple venues, with a 10-point local-vendor preference. The code shows little activity specific to huckleberries; the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual fresh-produce solicitations suggests this Commodity code may not represent the active procurement channel for specialty berries in state and local jurisdictions.