UNSPSC 50553002: Canned or jarred non GMO yellow dragonfruit

The variety of non GMO dragonfruit known as non GMO yellow dragonfruit that has 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 50553002 Canned or jarred non-GMO yellow dragonfruit (Commodity) does not reflect the work state and local governments are actually buying under this code. Recent solicitations tagged to this code show no procurement activity for canned or jarred yellow dragonfruit, GMO or otherwise. Instead, the recent-opportunities block captures a broad spectrum of food and consumable products for institutional food service — canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, eggs, poultry, dairy, proteins, condiments, and shelf-stable staples — sourced by county boards of education, state departments of corrections, state supported living centers, school districts, and other state and local food-service operations. The code appears to serve as a catch-all shelf for food-commodity procurements that do not map neatly to more specific commodity codes, and the nominal code descriptor does not usefully predict what is actually being solicited.

State and local issuing bodies purchasing under this code include county school nutrition programs, state corrections and health departments, state-supported living centers, municipal boards of education, and independent school districts across Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, Connecticut, and other jurisdictions. Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requesting approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items for senior services (IWQ 140229, IFB due October 19, 2026); the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office issuing multiple quarterly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy on a weekly basis (brand-specific and brand-or-equal, due dates August 24, 2026 and June 17, 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections bidding approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (ITB S-29100-00017453, due July 31, 2026, with a historical award price of $21.84 per case to Robbins Sales); Austin Independent School District requesting dried fruit bars and apple crisps (RFP 27RFP004, due July 16, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission soliciting food and consumable products for state supported living centers and state hospitals (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026, with prior-period spend of $1.5 million); Hancock County Board of Education requesting fresh produce for school year 2026-27 spanning over 200 line items (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026); the City of Bridgeport requesting commodities for its Board of Education Nutrition Center spanning 115 line items with MBE/CBE applicability (BNB053266, due June 26, 2026); and the Texas Comptroller on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing an IFB for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five geographic areas (304T-26-300CF, extended due date May 4, 2026). Because the code descriptor does not align with actual procurement activity, bid targeting under this code alone is not a reliable strategy; vendors should monitor opportunities through the specific commodity sub-codes that map to their actual product lines.