UNSPSC 50552205: Canned or jarred non GMO duke blueberries

The variety of non GMO blueberries known as non GMO duke blueberries 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 50552205 Canned or jarred non GMO duke blueberries is a Commodity code that covers shelf-stable fruit products in institutional food-service procurement, though recent state and local solicitations under this code frame the work much more broadly than blueberries alone—they encompass canned and fresh fruit, applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, and mixed food-service commodities sourced by schools, correctional facilities, health and human services agencies, and county nutrition programs. The issuing-body mix is diverse: school districts (Austin Independent School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Bridgeport Board of Education), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, State of Georgia, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of TDCJ), and county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners). Most recent activity centers on competitive sealed bids (IFB, ITB) and informal written quotes (IWQ), with some RFPs in use. Buy American provisions and domestic-content preferences appear in school nutrition and state health-service procurements, and Oregon offers a combined 10% preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and resident bidders.

Geographic spread spans the Southeast (Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Illinois), the Pacific Northwest (Oregon), and Texas, with Texas showing particularly dense activity across TDCJ, HHSC, and the Comptroller's office. Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' October 2026 informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables and proteins (due October 19, 2026); the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's August 2026 weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy under both brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications (due August 24, 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections' July 2026 ITB for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with a historical price of $21.84 per case (due July 31, 2026); the Austin Independent School District's June 2026 RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (due July 16, 2026); and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's June 2026 IFB for food and consumable products for the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center with an estimated historical value of $1.5 million (due July 11, 2026). Contract terms typically run one to two years with renewal or extension options, delivery to central warehouses or distribution centers is standard, and pricing is firm-fixed with adjustments limited to CPI or market-change provisions requiring advance notice.