UNSPSC 50552010: Canned or jarred non GMO navaho blackberries

The variety of non GMO blackberries known as non GMO navaho 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 50552010 Canned or jarred non-GMO Navaho blackberries is a Commodity code that in practice covers a narrow slice of shelf-stable fruit procurement — recent state and local solicitations show the code applied primarily to broader food-service contracts where canned or jarred fruit items represent individual line items within larger multipurpose food supply buys rather than standalone blackberry-specific procurements. The issuing bodies are spread across state agencies (departments of corrections, health and human services), county governments (Gwinnett County, Georgia; Hancock County, Georgia), independent school districts (Austin ISD, Texas; Bridgeport Board of Education, Connecticut), and state-supported living facilities. Counties and school nutrition programs appear as the most active repeat buyers, driven by recurring seasonal or annual cafeteria and senior services food needs. State departments of corrections and state hospitals source canned fruit as part of comprehensive institutional food service contracts.

Geographic activity centers on Georgia (Gwinnett County and Hancock County solicitations), Texas (HHSC, TDCJ, Austin ISD), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Illinois (Veterans Home at Quincy), and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport). Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables and proteins due October 19, 2026 (IFB PE77023NONST2027000000782); Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce delivered to Salem with bids due July 31, 2026 (S2910000017453), which awarded historically at $21.84 per case; Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with proposals due July 13, 2026, reflecting prior-period spend of $1.5 million (HHS0017449); and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with bids due June 26, 2026. Most contracts specify FOB destination delivery, firm fixed pricing by unit of measure, compliance with USDA commodity or food standards, and Buy American domestic-content requirements where applicable. The code shows active procurement but little evidence of blackberry-specific demand isolation — canned fruit appears bundled within institutional food service buys where unit pricing, shelf life, and commodity compliance drive award, not brand preference for Navaho varieties.