UNSPSC 50542101: Frozen non GMO bog bilberries

The variety of non GMO billberries known as non GMO bog bilberries 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 50542101 Frozen non-GMO bog bilberries, Commodity, does not appear in state and local procurement activity. The most recent opportunities tagged to this code solicit broad grocery and food-service categories—frozen foods, fresh produce, eggs, dairy, meats, and staple items for school nutrition programs—but include no line-item references to bog bilberries, frozen or otherwise. The code's narrow, specialty-product scope does not align with the commodity-level purchasing patterns these jurisdictions are executing.

State and local school districts, counties, and municipalities across the source do solicit frozen and fresh produce extensively. Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Douglas County Schools, Hancock County Schools, Decatur City Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Early County Schools, Bridgeport Board of Education, and the State of Georgia have all posted IFBs and RFPs for grocery items, frozen foods, fresh produce, and eggs within the past six months. These districts source staple frozen vegetables, fruits, prepared entrees, and commodity produce items—apples, berries, broccoli, carrots, citrus, potatoes, and similar volume items—to meet National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program requirements. Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 with firm pricing, include Buy American domestic-content requirements (51 percent minimum for processed products), demand HACCP food-safety plans and 24/7 recall accessibility, specify whole-grain and low-sodium nutrition standards, and award to single or multiple vendors on a line-item basis. Geographic activity centers on Georgia (Douglas County RFP for 30 cooperating districts totaling $5.5 million in estimated annual spending; Savannah-Chatham, Decatur, Hancock, Early County), Connecticut (Bridgeport), Missouri (Rockwood), and statewide procurement in Georgia. None of these opportunities reference bog bilberries as a line item, and the specialty nature of the product places it outside the scope of active procurement under this code in state and local markets.