UNSPSC 50526209: Non GMO focke yellow himalayan raspberry

The variety of non GMO raspberry known as non GMO focke yellow himalayan raspberry. 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 50526209 Non GMO Focke Yellow Himalayan Raspberry, a Commodity code, captures fresh specialty fruit procurement by state and local school districts and education agencies. Recent opportunities under this code show that school nutrition programs buy fresh produce — bananas, apples, berries, and other fruits — in bulk for meal service and federal food programs, though the nominal code name does not align precisely with the actual breadth of produce categories being solicited. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county boards of education managing National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program procurement, supplemented by Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) spending funded through USDA grants. School nutrition departments specify detailed ripeness stages, size requirements, packaging (case counts and unit packs), temperature maintenance during transport, HACCP compliance, traceability documentation, product recall procedures, and Buy American provisions requiring at least 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed items. Evaluation typically weights cost at 30–50 percent, with remaining points distributed across vendor qualifications and experience, product quality and freshness standards, delivery reliability, references, and diversity certifications where applicable.

Recent activity is concentrated in Georgia and Texas. Representative solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (response due July 29, 2026) specifying 70–90 cases weekly at $78,000 annual value, Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce covering over 200 line items across multiple varieties with deliveries to three school locations (bid opening June 29, 2026 in Sparta, Georgia), Muscogee County School District's ITB 26-017 for approximately 60 produce line items with pricing calculated as markup above USDA Fruit and Vegetable Market News Index Price (response due April 27, 2026), and Bulloch County School District's IFP for locally-grown produce within 200 miles (proposals due May 4, 2026, with contract value determined by vendor pricing). McAllen Independent School District in Texas and Austin Independent School District are also active, with McAllen's RFP 2026-1029 serving 20,000 students across 31 campuses and Austin's RFP 26RFP034 emphasizing Good Food Purchasing Program compliance and Texas-grown preferences. Douglas County School System's cooperative RFP SN 26-004 aggregates demand across 30 Georgia school districts with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million combined (Area One and Area Two), with sealed proposals due March 4, 2026. No set-aside designations for disadvantaged businesses appear consistently across these solicitations, though many permit diverse-owned business preferences or encourage participation from minority and women-owned vendors.