UNSPSC 50526400: Non GMO rose hips

The type of non GMO fruit known as non GMO rose hips. 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 50526400 Non GMO rose hips is a Class code that does not reflect actual state and local procurement activity in the recent opportunities posted under it. The solicitations tagged with this code instead cover broad fresh produce procurement—fresh fruits and vegetables, petite bananas, fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, and general food service at parks and schools—with no mention of rose hips or non-GMO specifications as a procurement driver. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and what is actually being bought suggests either a tagging error in the underlying data or that rose hips remain outside the scope of recent state and local solicitation activity.

State and local governments procuring fresh produce under related codes are soliciting through school districts, county boards of education, county parks and recreation divisions, and healthcare coalitions across Georgia, Wisconsin, and Florida. Representative recent opportunities include the Madison Metropolitan School District's July 2026 IFB for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, $78,000 annual value) and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (5,900 servings weekly), the Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for fresh produce covering over 200 line items across multiple varieties with delivery to three school sites, and the Bartow County School System's RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles. Geographic activity clusters in Georgia and Wisconsin school nutrition programs, with additional opportunities in Florida parks concessions. School districts weight cost heavily in evaluation (40 percent), apply local and diverse-vendor preferences where funded, and require HACCP plans, E-Verify compliance, and liability insurance thresholds of $500,000 to $1 million.