UNSPSC 50551813: Canned or jarred non GMO warty barberries

The variety of non GMO barberries known as non GMO warty 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 50551813 Canned or jarred non-GMO warty barberries, a Commodity code, covers shelf-stable preserved fruit and vegetable products that state and local governments procure for food service operations across institutional and community programs. In practice, the code sees solicitation activity for canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, and broad commodity food bundles sourced for correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, schools, senior services, and veterans' homes. The issuing bodies span state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois, State of Georgia, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), county boards of education and county commissioners (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia), city school districts (Austin Independent School District in Texas), municipal education boards (City of Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), and specialized state facilities including correctional and health-care operations. Texas agencies—HHSC, TDCJ, and the Comptroller on behalf of TDCJ—and the State of Illinois appear frequently across the recent opportunities, and Oregon Department of Corrections has issued multiple bids for canned applesauce in recent months.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, and Connecticut, with the largest procurement volumes and contract values in Texas and the most frequent issuing activity. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted ITBs for canned applesauce on May 18, 2026 (due June 2) and July 10, 2026 (due July 31), both requesting approximately 1,900–4,760 cases on FOB Destination terms with Oregon-fabricated and resident-bidder preferences of 5 percent each. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners posted an IWQ for approximately 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable food items on October 13, 2026 (due October 19) to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center in Lawrenceville, Georgia. The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office posted multiple ITBs for weekly food orders to the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy for the third and fourth quarters of FY-27 on June 12 and August 19, 2026, both using brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued an IFB for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (HHS0016792V2, due March 19, 2026, with maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years) and a second IFB for quarterly food supply to El Paso State Supported Living Center (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026, with prior-period historical value of $1.5 million). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller, posted an IFB for cafeteria food products across five warehouse regions (304T-26-300CF, extended to May 4, 2026) covering approximately 382 line items. Austin Independent School District posted an RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps on June 26, 2026 (due July 16). The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases posted a competitive bid for commodities to the Board of Education Nutrition Center (BNB053266, due June 26, 2026) covering 115 line items with Buy American and MBE/CBE certification requirements. All solicitations use firm, fixed pricing inclusive of transportation on FOB Destination terms, require delivery to centralized distribution or facility locations, and mandate compliance with USDA commodity specifications, FDA standards, and state prevailing-wage or insurance requirements where applicable.