UNSPSC 50553101: Canned or jarred non GMO bardajic figs

The variety of non GMO figs known as non GMO bardajic figs 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 50553101, Canned or jarred non-GMO bardajic figs (Commodity), does not reflect the actual products state and local governments are procuring under this code. Recent opportunities tagged with this classification show no purchases of figs; instead, the code captures canned fruit applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, fresh produce, eggs, and broad-based food service supply contracts for institutional feeding programs including corrections facilities, schools, state-supported living centers, and public health agencies. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Austin ISD, Rockwood R-VI, Liberty County Schools, Muscogee County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Douglas County Schools) and state agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Texas Comptroller on behalf of TDCJ). Counties and municipalities also participate, including Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Opportunities are solicited using ITBs, RFPs, and RFQs, with responses due at intervals ranging from mid-June through late June 2026.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (multiple HHSC and DISD procurements, TDCJ statewide warehouses), Georgia (four school districts and state-supported living centers), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools), Connecticut (Bridgeport), and Illinois (state CPO). Representative recent opportunities include Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for canned applesauce, with bids due July 31, 2026, at 4,760 cases delivered to Salem under a 10% Oregon preference (5% goods, 5% resident bidder); Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables at El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026, with historical expenditure of $1.5 million for the prior contract period; and Hancock County Board of Education IFB SN002-2027 for over 200 line items of fresh produce (apples, berries, cruciferous vegetables, melons, citrus, leafy greens), with sealed bids due June 26, 2026, and delivery to three school sites. Buy American provisions requiring domestic content (51% minimum for processed products) appear across school district procurements, and prevailing wage and insurance requirements are standard.