UNSPSC 50551807: Canned or jarred non GMO japanese barberries

The variety of non GMO barberries known as non GMO japanese barberries that have been canned or jarred 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 50551807 Canned or jarred non-GMO Japanese barberries is a Commodity code that in practice describes shelf-stable food products purchased by state and local jurisdictions for institutional food service—schools, corrections facilities, senior services, and state hospitals. The recent opportunities block shows no active solicitations specifically for canned or jarred barberries; instead, the code appears to have been applied to general food commodity procurements that span proteins, vegetables, fruits, condiments, and shelf-stable staples. The issuing bodies acquiring under this code include county school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Austin Independent School District in Texas), county social services departments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia), state agencies responsible for corrections and health services (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Illinois), city school nutrition programs (City of Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), and municipal procurement divisions serving state-supported living centers and veterans' homes. Recent solicitations span IFBs, RFQs, and RFPs with response dates from May through October 2026.

Activity appears concentrated in Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, and Texas, with additional recent procurement from Connecticut. Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County's IWQ 140229 requesting informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (due October 19, 2026), the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy under brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications (due August 24, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for canned fruit applesauce at 4,760 cases to Salem's Central Distribution Center (due July 31, 2026, with a historical price of $21.84 per case), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026, with prior-period monetary value of $1.5 million), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five geographic warehouse areas (due May 4, 2026, extended via addendum). Buy American requirements and domestic-content minimums of 51 percent are standard across school district solicitations; state and local buyers require FOB Destination pricing, firm fixed quotes, and compliance with USDA grade standards and FDA regulations. The code shows no current demand specifically for Japanese barberries; bidders should treat this code as a mismatch and instead track the broader Food and Consumable Products family codes if pursuing institutional food service contracts.