UNSPSC 50552304: Canned or jarred non GMO yellow heart breadfruit

The variety of non GMO breadfruit known as non GMO yellow heart breadfruit that has 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 50552304 Canned or jarred non-GMO yellow heart breadfruit is a Commodity code that in practice encompasses shelf-stable processed fruit and vegetable products, canned proteins, and related food service staples procured by state and local government agencies for institutional nutrition programs. The recent opportunity set shows that state and local buyers use this code and related commodity classifications to source bulk food items for schools, county nutrition services, state correctional facilities, state hospitals, and other institutional food service operations. The work solicited includes canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, and mixed commodity food baskets—often specified by brand name or with brand-or-equal substitution permitted, delivered on firm fixed-price contracts with FOB destination terms and strict USDA compliance, shelf-life, and food-safety documentation requirements. Issuing bodies span state departments (corrections, health and human services, education), county boards of education and commissioners, city school districts, and independent school districts, with repeat solicitation activity visible across multiple states for similar product categories over a six-month window.

Activity is concentrated in the Southeast and Southwest. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple ITBs for canned applesauce (responses due June 2 and July 31, 2026); the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office issued several overlapping RFPs for weekly food orders to the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (responses due June 17, August 24, and earlier dates through mid-2026); Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia) requested informal written quotes for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items due October 19, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFBs for supplemental food and consumables statewide with a maximum three-year potential value of $4,500,000 (response deadline March 19, 2026, now past); and Austin Independent School District solicited dried fruit bars and apple crisps via RFP (proposals due July 16, 2026). Additional recent procurements include Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) fresh produce for 2026–27 (bids due June 26, 2026), the City of Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center commodities via electronic bid (due June 26, 2026 under MBE/CBE preference), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food products across five geographic areas (response deadline May 4, 2026, extended via addendum). Buy American and domestic-content preferences appear standard in school nutrition procurements; state entities frequently require prevailing wage compliance, commercial general liability insurance, and brand-or-equal specifications with USDA grade and commodity standards. Delivery into institutional distribution centers or central warehouses within 30 to 72 hours of order or within specified seasonal windows is typical, with contracts running one to three years and subject to appropriations.