UNSPSC 50524800: Non GMO bayberries and myrtles

The type of non GMO fruit known as non GMO bayberry. 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 50524800 Non GMO bayberries and myrtles is a Class code with little relevant recent activity in state and local procurement. The code nominally refers to non-GMO bayberries and myrtles, but the recent opportunities tagged under it are dominated by school district fresh produce and food service solicitations that bear no connection to specialty fruits of that kind. The eight most recent state and local opportunities—issued by school nutrition programs in Georgia, Florida, Texas, and Wisconsin between February and July 2026—all solicit fresh produce for child nutrition programs, including bananas, apples, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, and other common institutional food items. None of these solicitations mention bayberries or myrtles. The mismatch suggests either a cataloging error in how state and local procurement offices tag fresh produce contracts to UNSPSC codes, or that this code does not map accurately to the actual purchasing activity it is intended to capture.

State and local governments buying fresh produce through this code tag are primarily school districts and school nutrition programs across multiple jurisdictions, with occasional state-level or county school system involvement. Issuing bodies include Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bartow County School System (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), and the Douglas County School System (Georgia) procuring on behalf of the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 districts. Recent solicitations use RFBs, RFPs, IFBs, and ITBs, with response dates ranging from late February through late July 2026. The geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia school districts, with secondary activity in Wisconsin, Florida, and Texas. If the code is intended to capture non-GMO specialty fruit procurement, the current tagging to institutional fresh produce contracts suggests the code sees minimal or no relevant activity in state and local markets at present.