UNSPSC 50526218: Non GMO roadside raspberry

The variety of non GMO raspberry known as non GMO roadside 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 50526218 Non GMO roadside raspberry is a Commodity code that sees active procurement across school districts for fresh fruit supply in student nutrition programs, though recent opportunities under this code show minimal specific activity—the nominal scope emphasizes non-GMO raspberries, yet the largest recent solicitations filed under the code concern bananas, mixed produce, and comprehensive fresh fruit and vegetable contracts spanning dozens of line items far broader than a single berry commodity.

The issuing bodies are predominantly Georgia and Texas school districts, including Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bartow County School System (Georgia), 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 Douglas County School System (Georgia), with the Douglas County opportunity spanning a 30-district cooperative purchasing vehicle. Recent solicitations are issued as Requests for Proposal (RFP), Invitations for Bid (IFB), and Requests for Bids (RFB) with response dates ranging from late February through late July 2026. The scope of actual procurement spans fresh produce sourcing—including bananas, apples, berries, vegetables, and prepared produce items—typically delivered weekly to school sites with compliance requirements including HACCP plans, Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content, food safety certifications, and liability insurance. Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (due July 29, 2026) estimates $78,000 annual contract value with 70–90 weekly cases; the Douglas County cooperative procurement through the GEC Buying Cooperative estimates $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two across 30 districts, with vendor pricing constrained to documented net cost plus fixed fee structures benchmarked against USDA Atlanta Terminal Market prices. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (at least 10 separate school district solicitations since February 2026) with secondary activity in Texas and Wisconsin. The code shows low relevance to current procurement activity—actual RFPs and IFBs name comprehensive fresh fruit and vegetable procurement with raspberries as one line item among many, not standalone raspberry supply, indicating the commodity code may be misapplied to broader produce-family purchasing or that institutional demand for non-GMO raspberries specifically remains minimal in state and local school nutrition contracting.