UNSPSC 50552211: Canned or jarred non GMO northcountry blueberries

The variety of non GMO blueberries known as non GMO northcountry 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 50552211 Canned or jarred non-GMO northcountry blueberries is a Commodity code that in practice describes procurement of shelf-stable canned and jarred fruit products, particularly applesauce and preserved berries, by state and local food service operations including corrections departments, state-supported living centers, school districts, county senior services, and municipal boards of education. The recent solicitations under this code show state and local governments buying branded or equivalent canned fruit products in bulk for institutional cafeterias, nutrition programs, and food distribution to vulnerable populations. Issuing bodies span state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois, State of Georgia), county boards of education (Hancock County, Georgia; Gwinnett County, Georgia), municipal school districts (Austin Independent School District, Bridgeport Board of Education), and county human services agencies. State corrections and health-and-human-services facilities are repeat buyers, with the Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas HHSC each appearing multiple times in the recent opportunity set.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Pacific Northwest. Oregon Department of Corrections issued two separate ITBs for canned applesauce (S2910000017453 due July 31, 2026, and S2910000016975 due June 2, 2026), with historical award pricing around $21.83 per case and a 5 percent state-of-origin preference applied. Georgia school districts and county services agencies posted multiple RFQs and IFBs for canned and fresh produce, including Gwinnett County's October 2026 informal written quote for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026) and Hancock County Schools' fresh-produce bid for the 2026–27 school year (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026). Texas issued multiple food-service solicitations, including the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center bid (IFB HHS0017449, due July 11, 2026, with prior-year value of $1.5 million) and the TDCJ cafeteria food products IFB (304T-26-300CF, due May 4, 2026, extended via addendum). Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy posted recurring weekly food-order solicitations for both brand-specific and brand-or-equal products (multiple due dates June through August 2026). Connecticut and Illinois also show institutional food-service procurement under this taxonomy. Delivery within 45 to 72 hours of order is standard, FOB Destination with prepaid freight is typical, and Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic content appear frequently in school nutrition contracts.