UNSPSC 50552708: Canned or jarred non GMO pilgrim cranberries

The variety of non GMO cranberries known as non GMO pilgrim cranberries 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 50552708 Canned or jarred non-GMO pilgrim cranberries is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure canned and jarred fruit products for institutional food service, though recent solicitations tagged with this code show minimal direct activity for the named product and instead reflect broader canned and fresh fruit procurement spanning correctional facilities, school districts, health and human services agencies, and institutional kitchens. The issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, state health and human services commissions, county and independent school districts, county boards of education, and municipal nutrition services—with school districts and state institutions dominating recent activity. Work solicited under this code encompasses canned applesauce, canned pears, fresh produce including apples and berries, eggs, and broader grocery and food service supply contracts, indicating that the code's nominal focus on cranberries diverges materially from what state and local governments are actually buying. The mix of issuing bodies reflects fragmented procurement across education, corrections, and health services, with no single agency or jurisdiction dominating the activity.

Recent opportunities span Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Connecticut, and Illinois, with school nutrition programs and correctional agencies as steady purchasers. Representative solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections issuing ITB S-29100-00017453 on July 10, 2026, seeking 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (response due July 31, 2026) with a historical price of $21.84 per case; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing IFB HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026, for food and consumable products to supply state supported living centers with proposals due July 13, 2026, and an estimated prior-period value of $1.5 million; and the Douglas County School System in Georgia issuing RFP 26-003 for food supply and distribution services supporting approximately 25,500 students with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000 and proposals due February 18, 2026. Austin Independent School District issued RFP 27RFP004 on June 26, 2026, for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (proposals due July 16, 2026), and Fairfax County Public Schools issued IFB 2000004323 on April 6, 2026, for a Master Grocery K-12 contract serving 45 schools plus distribution kitchens (bids due April 27, 2026). The code shows active procurement across multiple jurisdictions and notice types (IFB, ITB, RFP) but minimal specificity to the cranberry product named in the code, signaling either misclassification in the source data or a narrow niche within a broader institutional food-service category.