UNSPSC 50551811: Canned or jarred non GMO crimson pygmy barberries

The variety of non GMO barberries known as non GMO crimson pygmy 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 50551811 Canned or jarred non GMO crimson pygmy barberries is a Commodity code whose nominal designation does not align with actual state and local procurement activity. Recent opportunities solicited under this code show no sourcing of crimson pygmy barberries; instead, issuing bodies are purchasing shelf-stable and fresh food products for nutrition programs, correctional facilities, school districts, and senior services across the country. The code appears to have been misapplied to general food procurement rather than specialty preserved fruit items. State and local buyers posting under this code—Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia), State of Illinois, Oregon Department of Corrections, Austin Independent School District (Texas), Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), City of Bridgeport (Connecticut), and Texas Department of Criminal Justice—span county governments, state agencies, school districts, and local education boards. The work being solicited includes canned applesauce, fresh produce, dried fruit bars, and comprehensive commodity food packages for school nutrition programs, veteran care facilities, correctional institutions, and county senior services.

Representative recent opportunities illustrate the mismatch between code and actual procurement. Gwinnett County posted an IFB (PE77023NONST2027000000782) due October 19, 2026, for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins, vegetables, and sauces for delivery to its Senior Services Center. Oregon Department of Corrections issued an ITB (S2910000017453) due July 31, 2026, for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce in five truckloads to its Central Distribution Center in Salem, with a historical price of $21.84 per case and a 10% Oregon-goods and resident-bidder preference. The State of Illinois solicited weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy in brand-specific (solicitation 27497DVAQUINCB52820, June 2026) and brand-or-equal formats. Austin Independent School District requested proposals for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (27RFP004, due July 16, 2026) for delivery to its central warehouse. These solicitations cluster in the Southeast (Georgia), Pacific Northwest (Oregon), Midwest (Illinois), and Texas, with activity spanning June through October 2026. The code's practical application does not support targeted pursuit of specialty barberry supply; vendors in conventional food distribution, school nutrition supply, and institutional food service are the active participants.