UNSPSC 50526210: Non GMO gold raspberry

The variety of non GMO raspberry known as non GMO gold 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 50526210 Non-GMO gold raspberry is a Commodity code that sits at the most granular level of the taxonomy, but state and local governments are not actively procuring non-GMO gold raspberries as a discrete commodity line. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations tagged to this code that actually match its scope—instead, the opportunities describe school nutrition programs sourcing fresh produce broadly (apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, leafy greens, peppers, tomatoes) and processed or ready-to-eat produce items for child nutrition and farm-to-school initiatives. A single opportunity names "petite bananas" and another references "Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Snacks," but neither isolates non-GMO gold raspberries as a line item, and no current or recent solicitation explicitly calls for this variety by name or specification.

The code shows little relevant recent activity. State and local procurement bodies—chiefly school districts in Georgia, Texas, and Wisconsin—are issuing RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs for fresh produce supply contracts, but these solicitations cast a wide net across dozens of commodity line items with pricing based on USDA market indices or cost-plus models, not single-product specialty sourcing. The mismatch between the code's narrow scope (non-GMO gold raspberry) and the actual buying patterns (institutional produce procurement bundled across many fruit and vegetable categories) suggests this code may be a taxonomy artifact not yet reflected in active state and local purchasing practice, or the opportunities are tagged incorrectly. Business development professionals evaluating this code should expect limited pursuit opportunity unless they can position themselves as part of a broader produce distribution agreement where non-GMO raspberries are one line item among many.