UNSPSC 50552214: Canned or jarred non GMO spartan blueberries

The variety of non GMO blueberries known as non GMO spartan 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 50552214 Canned or jarred non-GMO Spartan blueberries, a Commodity code, sees sparse recent state and local procurement activity specifically for this product line. The available opportunities show food service buying entities procuring canned and jarred fruit products as part of broader shelf-stable or fresh produce portfolios, but dedicated solicitations for Spartan blueberries specifically do not appear in the recent record. State and local governments do purchase canned fruit items — applesauce, mixed vegetables, and protein products — through school districts, corrections departments, state health and human services facilities, and county social services agencies, but the opportunities named in this dataset are aggregated commodity food buys rather than single-SKU blueberry specifications. When canned fruit appears, it typically sits within larger line-item lists spanning dozens of products, priced on a per-unit or per-case basis, with awards made to the lowest responsive bidder meeting USDA and FDA standards.

The recent opportunities show issuing bodies across Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut, with school districts (Austin ISD, Hancock County Schools, City of Bridgeport Board of Education), state corrections and health departments (Oregon DOC, Texas TDCJ, Texas HHSC, Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy), and county social services (Gwinnett County) as repeat buyers of canned and shelf-stable food products. However, none of these opportunities is specifically for non-GMO Spartan blueberries as a named line item. Opportunities like the Texas HHSC supplemental food and consumables IFB (HHS0016792v2, due March 19, 2026) and the Gwinnett County food items IWQ (PE77023NONST2027000000782, due October 19, 2026) show the structure and scale of state and local food procurement — multi-line-item RFQs and IFBs with firm fixed pricing, delivery requirements, and compliance with Buy American and USDA grade standards — but neither names blueberries as a specified commodity. Vendors entering this code should expect commodity-level food service procurement, but should verify that their specific product meets line-item specifications in active solicitations before pursuing opportunities, as the generic Spartan blueberry specification does not align closely with recent posted work.