UNSPSC 50527014: Non GMO hawthorn

The variety of non GMO fruit known as non GMO hawthorn. 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 50527014 Non GMO hawthorn (Commodity) does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under this code. The nine opportunities in the block—spanning multiple Georgia school districts, Texas school districts, and Florida—solicit fresh produce including bananas, apples, berries, leafy greens, peppers, tomatoes, onions, potatoes, eggs, and specialty fruits for school nutrition programs, but hawthorn appears in none of them. No recent solicitation explicitly names hawthorn or non-GMO hawthorn as a line item or procurement focus.

School districts and school nutrition programs across Georgia, Texas, and Florida represent the primary issuing bodies active under this code tag, with opportunities posted between February and July 2026 from Madison Metropolitan School District, Hillsborough County Public Schools (Tampa), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bartow County School System (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (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), and Austin Independent School District (Texas). Most opportunities are issued as RFBs (Requests for Bid), IFBs (Invitations for Bid), or RFPs (Requests for Proposal) for annual or nine-month contracts running through June 2027, with response dates clustered in late March through late July 2026. The code shows active institutional procurement volume but no targeted demand signal for non-GMO hawthorn specifically; the mismatch between the commodity name and the solicitation scope suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or that hawthorn procurement, if it occurs at state and local level, uses different taxonomy codes.