UNSPSC 50552004: Canned or jarred non GMO cherokee blackberries

The variety of non GMO blackberries known as non GMO cherokee blackberries 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 50552004 Canned or jarred non-GMO Cherokee blackberries is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of canned and preserved fruit products, though recent activity under this code shows little direct correlation to the code's nominal scope. The opportunities actually being solicited span a much broader range of canned, fresh, and processed fruit items—applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, eggs, and mixed food service commodities—indicating that state and local purchasing offices tag these procurements inconsistently or use higher-level rollups when posting to electronic systems. School districts, state departments of corrections, health and human services commissions, state hospitals, and supported living centers are the primary issuing bodies, with school nutrition programs driving the heaviest recent volume across food service procurement more broadly.

Recent opportunities span multiple states and regions. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two applesauce ITBs (July 2026 and June 2026 due dates), with the most recent solicitation calling for 4,760 cases at a historical price of $21.84 per case, paid on an FOB destination basis to Salem. Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Texas Department of Criminal Justice have issued multiple IFBs for broader food and consumable products (supplemental food, cafeteria food products) with statewide delivery and contract values reaching into the millions. Georgia school districts—including Hancock County Board of Education, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, and Douglas County School System—have posted fresh produce and food supply RFPs and IFBs for the 2026-2027 school year with July 1 start dates and annual spending ranging from approximately $1 million to $9 million per contract. Connecticut's Bridgeport Board of Education, Illinois state procurement, and multiple Texas school districts (Austin ISD, Dallas ISD) round out recent geographic spread. The code shows episodic activity—not continuous pipeline—concentrated in school nutrition procurement cycles (annual bids due in spring for July start) and institutional food service for correctional and health facilities with rolling replacement demand.