UNSPSC 50552531: Canned or jarred non GMO royal cherries

The variety of non GMO cherries known as non GMO royal 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 50552531 Canned or jarred non-GMO royal cherries is a Commodity code that state and local governments rarely purchase as a standalone item—the recent opportunities block shows no solicitations for this specific product. Instead, the recent activity under related food procurement codes reflects broad canned fruit, fresh produce, and general food service categories that dominate child nutrition and institutional food supply contracting. State and local buyers soliciting canned or preserved fruits typically issue broader food service RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs that lump canned cherries with applesauce, dried fruits, fresh produce, and dozens of other items into consolidated buys rather than stand-alone line items. School districts, correctional facilities, health and human services agencies, and state hospital systems are the primary issuing bodies, with school nutrition programs accounting for the largest volume of food procurement activity.

The geographic spread of recent food procurement activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Oregon, Connecticut, and Illinois, with school districts and state agencies in those jurisdictions posting multiple opportunities in the past six months. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for canned applesauce (posted July 10, 2026, due July 31, 2026), specifying 4,760 cases delivered to Salem at $21.84 per case historical pricing; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (posted June 11, 2026, due July 13, 2026) with a prior-period value of $1.5 million; and Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 serving 45 schools (posted April 6, 2026, due April 27, 2026), with firm fixed pricing F.O.B. destination and weekly deliveries required. None of these solicitations specifically target canned cherries; they reflect the consolidated, multi-category procurement model that dominates state and local food service buying, meaning vendors pursuing this Commodity code would need to position canned cherries as one line item within much larger institutional food supply contracts rather than pursue dedicated cherry procurement.