UNSPSC 50552014: Canned or jarred non GMO thornless hull blackberries

The variety of non GMO blackberries known as non GMO thornless hull 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 50552014 Canned or jarred non-GMO thornless hull blackberries, a Commodity-level code, nominally specifies preserved blackberries but receives minimal direct application in recent state and local procurement. The recent solicitations tagged to this code overwhelmingly encompass broader food-service procurement across produce, shelf-stable products, proteins, dairy, and consumables for institutional kitchens—state correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, senior services programs, school nutrition operations, and board of education cafeterias. Work under codes adjacent to or rolled up from this Commodity spans multi-line-item RFQs, RFPs, and IFBs for bulk food purchases where individual product lines (including canned fruits, applesauce, dried fruit bars, and fresh produce) compete within consolidated purchasing vehicles. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and health and human services, county boards of education and county purchasing offices, independent school districts, city nutrition centers, and state-level procurement divisions. The purchasing pattern reflects recurring institutional food-service demand rather than a specialized blackberry market; no issuing body in the recent block solicited canned blackberries specifically.

Geographic activity spans Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County, and statewide procurement through the Department of Community Services), Illinois (state-level through the Chief Procurement Office serving the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy), Oregon (Department of Corrections with preference programs for Oregon-fabricated goods and resident bidders), Texas (Health and Human Services Commission, Department of Criminal Justice, and Austin Independent School District), and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport Board of Education). Representative recent activity includes Gwinnett County's October 2026 IWQ for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items with a response deadline of October 19, 2026; Oregon Department of Corrections' July 2026 ITB for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with historical pricing near $21.84 per case; and Texas Health and Human Services Commission's May 2026 IFB for supplemental food and consumables across state hospitals and supported living centers with a maximum potential contract value of $4,500,000 over three years. The code itself shows little recent direct demand; procurement professionals should monitor adjacent Commodity codes for institutional food-service opportunities in this tier.