UNSPSC 50552906: Canned or jarred non GMO halawi/halawy dates

The variety of non GMO dates known as non GMO halawi/halawy dates 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 50552906 Canned or jarred non-GMO halawi/halawy dates is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure shelf-stable food products under this code for institutional food service operations — school nutrition programs, county senior services, correctional facilities, health and human services centers, and veterans' homes. Recent solicitations frame the work as part of broader food and consumable procurement rather than dates as a standalone line item; the code appears most commonly embedded in multi-item food service bids where dates compete with other preserved fruits, dried fruit products, and shelf-stable ingredients for institutional canteen, food service, and nutrition programs. Issuing bodies include state health and human services commissions, state departments of corrections, county boards of education, city boards of education, county boards of commissioners, and state procurement offices acting on behalf of state agencies and facilities.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut. Representative opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables (response due October 19, 2026, IWQ 140229); the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2027 under brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications (proposals due August 24, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's invitation for bids on food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical contract value of $1.5 million for the prior period (proposals due July 13, 2026, IFB HHS0017449); and the Oregon Department of Corrections' invitation to bid on canned applesauce at $21.84 per case, 4,760 cases total, with 10 percent combined preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and Oregon-headquartered bidders (bids due July 31, 2026, ITB S-29100-00017453). State and local activity in this code shows steady institutional food-service demand but no recent solicitations naming halawi or halawy dates as a distinct line item; pursue on the strength of institutional food-service scale and frequency rather than dates-specific pipeline.