UNSPSC 50542015: Frozen non GMO youngberries

The variety of non GMO blackberries known as non GMO youngberries that have been frozen 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 50542015 Frozen non-GMO youngberries is a Commodity code that spans frozen berry products procured by school districts and other public entities to support child nutrition and food service programs. State and local governments buying under this code are purchasing frozen berries—particularly youngberries and related frozen berry products—as ingredients in school breakfast and lunch menus, subject to USDA compliance, Buy American domestic-sourcing requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic content in processed items), whole-grain and low-sodium nutrition standards, and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act specifications. The recent opportunities block shows no transactions specifically tagged to frozen youngberries; instead, the code appears to apply only indirectly to broader frozen-foods and fresh-produce procurement. The issuing bodies active in the recent opportunities are primary and secondary school districts across multiple states, together with school system cooperatives managing multi-district purchases. Representative solicitations include the Douglas County School System (Georgia) RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 districts via the GEC Buying Cooperative (proposals due March 4, 2026), the City Schools of Decatur (Georgia) IFB for frozen foods and grocery items (bids due May 15, 2026), and Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) IFB for fresh produce (bids due June 26, 2026).

Geographic activity is concentrated in Georgia and the Southeast, with secondary activity in Connecticut and Missouri. Hancock County Schools (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Douglas County School System (Georgia), the City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), the Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), and the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Connecticut) have posted solicitations for school nutrition supply between January and July 2026. The recent opportunities focus heavily on fresh produce and commodity food supply for National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program compliance rather than specialty items like frozen non-GMO youngberries specifically. No recent state or local solicitation in the source explicitly names frozen youngberries as a line item; the code assignment may reflect metadata tagging by procurement systems rather than active market demand for this commodity.