UNSPSC 50546604: Frozen non GMO thiessen saskatoon berries

The variety of non GMO saskatoon berries known as non GMO thiessen saskatoon berries 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 50546604 Frozen non-GMO Thiessen Saskatoon berries, a Commodity code, shows minimal recent procurement activity directly targeting this specific product line by state and local governments. The recent opportunities tagged under this code overwhelmingly involve broad-based school nutrition and food service procurement—grocery items, fresh produce, frozen foods, and general food supply contracts serving National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs—rather than specialty frozen berries. State and local school districts, counties, and a city purchasing office are the primary issuing bodies, with substantial recurring activity from Georgia school districts (Douglas County, Hancock County, Savannah-Chatham, Early County, Decatur City Schools, and the State of Georgia itself) alongside procurement from Connecticut (City of Bridgeport) and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI). These jurisdictions are buying hundreds of line items spanning vegetables, fruits, proteins, dairy, grains, and prepared items, not specialty frozen berry SKUs in isolation.

The geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia, where multiple school districts have posted competing RFPs and IFBs for produce and grocery items during the 2026-27 school year, with response dates clustered in late February through mid-June 2026. Recent representative opportunities include the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts (due March 4, 2026, with estimated spend of $4.4 million for Area One), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce including berries (due June 26, 2026), the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' grocery items procurement supporting the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services (due June 30, 2026), and Rockwood R-VI School District's solicitation for over 900 grocery line items (due April 29, 2026). The code shows no evidence of direct procurement of frozen Thiessen Saskatoon berries as a standalone or featured item in any recent solicitation; frozen berries when mentioned appear only as part of much larger, multi-category food service contracts where commodity codes are applied broadly.