UNSPSC 50526219: Non GMO san diego raspberry

The variety of non GMO raspberry known as non GMO san diego 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 50526219 Non-GMO San Diego Raspberry is a Commodity code that does not align with the work actually being solicited under it in recent state and local opportunities. The source material contains no procurement activity for raspberries or specialty berries; instead, the recent opportunities block documents a robust pipeline of school nutrition fresh produce solicitations across multiple states, including petite bananas, mixed fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, comprehensive produce line items spanning apples, bananas, berries, broccoli, carrots, peppers, and other staples, and fresh produce with local-sourcing preferences. The code's nominal scope—a single premium produce item—does not match the commodity-level purchasing activity visible in the opportunities listed.

The mismatch suggests that UNSPSC 50526219 either carries limited recent state and local procurement activity or has been misapplied to broader fresh produce solicitations. School districts, county boards of education, and independent school districts across Georgia, Wisconsin, Texas, and Florida are actively procuring fresh produce through RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs, but these opportunities are tagged to the code despite their scope extending far beyond non-GMO raspberries to comprehensive institutional food service supply. If your firm pursues commodity-specific berries or specialty produce for state and local food service, this code shows little relevant recent activity; if you compete in institutional fresh produce supply more broadly, the code's tagging appears inconsistent with actual purchasing scope, and you should reference individual school district and county opportunities directly rather than rely on this code's current classification.