UNSPSC 50552803: Canned or jarred non GMO desert currants

The variety of non GMO currants known as non GMO desert currants 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 50552803 Canned or jarred non-GMO desert currants is a Commodity code that encompasses canned and jarred fruit products state and local governments procure for institutional food service, though the recent opportunities block shows minimal activity specifically matching this code's narrow scope. School districts, state departments, and institutional facilities dominate the issuing-body mix, with the Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and multiple school districts (Austin ISD, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, and others) posting canned and fresh fruit solicitations regularly. The commodities being purchased stretch well beyond desert currants to encompass canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, canned and fresh produce in broad categories, and supplemental food items for state hospitals, prisons, and school nutrition programs. Institutional food service procurement is consolidated around school nutrition programs and corrections facilities, with volume purchases in the low millions of dollars annually per issuing body.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (multiple school districts including Hancock County, Douglas County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, and Savannah-Chatham), Texas (Austin ISD, Dallas ISD, HHSC, TDCJ), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), and Connecticut (Bridgeport). Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026 with a historical price of $21.84 per case; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products (including canned goods) to supply El Paso State Supported Living Center, proposals due July 13, 2026, with historical value of $1.5 million; and Hancock County Board of Education IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce with sealed bids due June 26, 2026, specifying over 200 line items including fresh and prepared items delivered to three school locations. Dallas ISD's RFP JC250079 for various food products due April 2, 2026, and multiple school district produce RFPs throughout Georgia and Texas underscore sustained demand from school nutrition programs. Buy American provisions appear in several recent solicitations, and state and local buyers commonly award to single or multiple vendors on a line-item basis. No standout repeat vendors emerge from the block, though Robbins Sales and MJ Kellner appear as historical awardees in Oregon corrections procurements.