UNSPSC 50552009: Canned or jarred non GMO marionberries

The variety of non GMO blackberries known as non GMO marionberries 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 50552009 Canned or jarred non-GMO marionberries is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show minimal relevance to marionberries specifically. The source records include procurement for canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, weekly food orders, food and consumable products for state facilities, fresh produce, cafeteria food products, grocery items for school districts, and produce items—none of which target canned marionberries as a primary line item. The Oregon Department of Corrections' Invitation to Bid S2910000017453 (due July 31, 2026) for canned fruit applesauce and the Oregon Department of Corrections' earlier ITB S2910000016975 (closed June 2, 2026) for canned applesauce represent the closest activity to preserved fruit procurement, but they specify applesauce, not marionberries. The code's nominal scope does not align with the actual goods being solicited in recent opportunities under this classification.

State and local procurement activity under this code shows no identifiable concentration among issuing bodies or geographies. The recent opportunities span school districts (Austin ISD in Texas, Rockwood R-VI and Liberty County in Missouri/Georgia, Fairfax County in Virginia, Savannah-Chatham in Georgia, Douglas County and Muscogee County in Georgia, Dallas ISD in Texas), state agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts for the Department of Criminal Justice, State of Georgia), and county boards of education across Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Connecticut, and Virginia. The mismatch between the commodity code name and the actual items being purchased across these opportunities suggests either a data-tagging error in the state and local procurement systems or that UNSPSC 50552009 does not currently reflect active buying patterns for marionberries. No recent opportunities explicitly solicit canned or jarred marionberries.