UNSPSC 50552514: Canned or jarred non GMO dark guines cherries

The variety of non GMO cherries known as non GMO dark guines. 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 50552514 Canned or jarred non-GMO dark guines cherries is a Commodity code that covers preserved specialty fruit products, though recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows limited direct alignment with the nominal specification. State and local governments procuring under this code and related food-supply categories are primarily county boards of education, state departments (corrections, health and human services), municipal school districts, and state agencies. The scope of work solicited under this code spans shelf-stable food products for institutional food service, including canned fruits, applesauce, dried fruit products, and broad commodity categories for cafeteria and nutrition programs. Issuing bodies include the Oregon Department of Corrections, the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, school districts in Georgia, Texas, and Connecticut, and county boards of education in Georgia. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, and county nutrition programs appear as repeat procurers in the recent opportunities block.

Geographic spread encompasses Oregon, Illinois, Texas, Georgia, and Connecticut, with activity concentrated in state corrections and health-services procurement and K-12 school nutrition programs. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000016975 for approximately 1,904 cases of canned fruit applesauce (due June 2, 2026), with a historical price of $21.827 per case and a 5 percent preference for Oregon-fabricated goods; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0016792V2 for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide with a maximum potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years (response deadline March 19, 2026); the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts' IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five TDCJ warehouse locations with 382 line items and an extended response deadline of May 4, 2026; and the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's recurring weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy under both brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications (multiple quarterly solicitations with August and June response dates in 2026). Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners and Hancock County Board of Education represent county-level food-service procurement activity. The code shows modest activity with limited recent opportunities specifically named for canned dark guines cherries; procurement under related commodity codes for institutional food service is more robust.