UNSPSC 50536404: Dried non GMO scotch or burnet rose hips

The variety of non GMO rose hips known as non GMO scotch or burnet rose hips that have been dried for preservation. 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 50536404 Dried non-GMO scotch or burnet rose hips is a Commodity code that shows minimal recent activity aligned with its nominal scope; the available state and local solicitations tagged with this code do not describe procurement of dried rose hips or related botanical ingredients, but instead cover broad food service and nutrition programs across school districts, counties, and state agencies. The sourced opportunities—spanning school nutrition contracts, senior meal delivery, and general grocery procurement—reflect demand for comprehensive food supply, fresh produce, and prepared meals rather than specialized dried herbal or botanical commodities. School districts, counties, and state health agencies constitute the primary issuing bodies in the recent record, with particular concentration among school food authorities pursuing annual nutrition program supply contracts under IFB or RFP vehicles.

Recent procurement activity is distributed across multiple states including Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools, City of Bridgeport), Georgia (Douglas County School System, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, State of Georgia), Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, City of Dallas), Florida (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District), and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools). Representative recent opportunities include the Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items spanning breakfast items, produce, dairy, and snacks with a July 1, 2026 contract start and Net 45 payment terms; Douglas County School System's February 2026 RFP for food supply and distribution services across 32 schools with estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000; and Meriden Public Schools' February 2026 RFP for commercial groceries, beverages, and produce with anticipated contract value of approximately $3,100,000 for 2026–2027. The code's taxonomic classification does not match the actual scope of these solicitations, indicating either tagging error or that dried rose hips represent a negligible commodity within broader food procurement activity.