UNSPSC 50552007: Canned or jarred non GMO jostaberries

The variety of non GMO blackberries known as non GMO jostaberries 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 50552007 Canned or jarred non-GMO jostaberries is a Commodity code that sees little recent activity aligned with its nominal scope. Of the thirteen recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code, nearly all solicit canned and fresh fruits, vegetables, eggs, and prepared foods for institutional food service—school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, state hospitals, and state supported living centers—rather than jostaberries specifically. The code's abstract definition diverges sharply from actual procurement activity, which centers on mainstream produce, applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh berries, and commodity grocery items for mass feeding operations. State and local buyers under this taxonomy include school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia; Dallas ISD and Austin ISD in Texas; Rockwood R-VI and Liberty County school districts in Missouri and Georgia respectively; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia; Douglas County School System in Georgia), state departments and agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office, State of Georgia), and one municipal board of education (Bridgeport, Connecticut). The issuing bodies skew heavily toward school nutrition programs and state facility food service operations that require regular, volume-based purchasing of shelf-stable and fresh items on annual or multi-year contracts.

Recent opportunities span multiple states with concentrations in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, and Connecticut. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for canned fruit applesauce (4,760 cases due July 31, 2026), the Austin Independent School District RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps due July 16, 2026, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products supporting the El Paso State Supported Living Center (proposals due July 13, 2026, with prior-period historical value of $1.5 million), the Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items and multiple apple and berry varieties (sealed bids due June 26, 2026), the City of Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center bid for 115 commodity line items including fruit and vegetable products (electronic submissions due June 26, 2026), and the Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 contract covering delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens (sealed bids due April 27, 2026). Most contracts run for one to three years with firm pricing and include Buy American provisions, USDA compliance requirements, and delivery to central warehouses or multiple school sites. The code shows moderate but steady activity driven by annual school-year and fiscal-year procurement cycles, though the mismatch between the jostaberry code name and the actual commodity mix suggests either a tagging error or that jostaberries represent a negligible subset of broader fruit procurement.