UNSPSC 50552511: Canned or jarred non GMO chapman cherries

The variety of non GMO cherries known as non GMO chapman cherries 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 50552511 Canned or jarred non-GMO Chapman cherries is a Commodity code that, despite its specific name, does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The fourteen recent opportunities tagged to this code all solicit canned or fresh fruit and produce items—applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, fresh produce, eggs, and miscellaneous food and consumable products—but none specifically seek Chapman cherries or match the code's nominal scope. Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for canned applesauce (4,760 cases, due July 31, 2026) and Austin Independent School District's RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (due July 16, 2026) exemplify the category of procurement activity the code receives, though the products themselves do not align with the code definition. The code shows activity from a mix of issuing bodies: state departments (Oregon Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission), school districts (Austin ISD, Fairfax County, Rockwood R-VI, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham, Dallas ISD, Douglas County), and a city (Bridgeport).

Geographic spread is concentrated in Texas, Georgia, and Missouri, with secondary activity in Oregon, Connecticut, and Illinois. Texas agencies and school districts dominate the recent opportunities, including HHSC's statewide food and consumable bids (maximum value $4.5 million), Dallas ISD's food products RFP, and TDCJ's cafeteria food products IFB across five geographic regions. Georgia school districts account for multiple solicitations: Douglas County's fresh produce and food supply RFP ($9 million estimated annual spend for the main-line distributor), Hancock County's fresh produce IFB for the 2026-27 school year (due June 26), Muscogee County's produce purchase ITB (due April 27), Savannah-Chatham's fresh produce bid (due April 23), and Liberty County's food products IFB (due April 29). Missouri's Rockwood R-VI School District solicited both grocery NOI and grocery items for 2026-27 (both due April 29). School nutrition programs dominate the issuing-body mix; state corrections and health departments account for supplemental volume. The code itself shows limited relevance to actual state and local buying patterns and should be monitored for Chapman-cherry-specific opportunities rather than treated as a reliable proxy for general fruit procurement.