UNSPSC 50551901: Canned or jarred non GMO alpine bearberries

The variety of non GMO bearberries known as non GMO alpine bearberries 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 50551901 Canned or jarred non-GMO alpine bearberries is a Commodity code that does not map cleanly to the recent state and local procurement activity on file. The posted opportunities consistently solicit canned and fresh fruit products—applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce spanning apples through specialty items, eggs, and broad food-service staples—but none specifically names bearberries, alpine or otherwise, or non-GMO alpine bearberry products. The source includes no recent competitive bid solicitations, RFPs, RFQs, or ITBs for bearberry products under this code or any allied code.

State and local governments are actively procuring canned and jarred fruit products, fresh produce, and food-service staples across a wide geographic footprint and diverse issuing bodies. Oregon Department of Corrections, school districts (Austin ISD, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Dallas ISD, Hancock County, Douglas County), Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Bridgeport Board of Education, and Georgia school nutrition programs have all posted fruit and produce solicitations since February 2026—predominantly ITBs and RFPs with response dates between March and July 2026. The geographic spread spans Texas, Oregon, Georgia, Connecticut, Missouri, Virginia, and Illinois. However, the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual procurement content suggests that UNSPSC 50551901 either sees minimal practical usage in state and local procurement or is seldom applied to bearberry-specific opportunities when they do arise.