UNSPSC 50526401: Non GMO brier rose hips

The variety of non GMO rose hips known as non GMO brier 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 50526401 Non GMO brier rose hips is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work state and local governments are actually procuring under this code in recent opportunities. The recent solicitations tagged with this code are almost exclusively for fresh produce procurement—apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, peppers, tomatoes, and other staple fruits and vegetables—for school nutrition programs serving National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs, with no opportunities sourcing brier rose hips or related specialty botanical products. The issuing bodies are school districts and county boards of education across Georgia, Texas, and Florida, managing annual food service contracts worth hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars. The code's nominal scope (non-GMO brier rose hips, a niche botanicals ingredient) and the actual procurement activity (institutional fresh produce distribution) are plainly misaligned; the code shows no relevant recent activity for business development targeting specialty botanical suppliers.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, including Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bartow County School System (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), 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 serving 30 districts through a cooperative), alongside one state-level solicitation from Georgia. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, with secondary presence in Texas, Florida, and Wisconsin. Representative opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 for petite bananas (response due July 29, 2026) and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison (response due July 29, 2026); Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One (proposals due March 4, 2026); and Glynn County Board of Education IFB 27-02 for fresh produce delivery to 16 school locations (sealed bids due April 14, 2026).