UNSPSC 50553201: Canned or jarred non GMO early sulphur gooseberries

The variety of non GMO gooseberries known as non GMO early sulphur gooseberries 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 50553201 Canned or jarred non-GMO early sulphur gooseberries is a Commodity code that sits at the narrowest tier of the taxonomy, but the recent state and local opportunities show that this specific product sees limited solicitation activity—government food service procurement under this code includes shelf-stable canned and jarred fruits as components of broader food-supply contracts rather than as standalone line items. The issuing bodies are primarily state departments (corrections and health and human services agencies), county boards of education, and city school nutrition centers procuring for institutional food service, senior services, and detention facilities. Work solicited under this code tends to be bundled with other canned proteins, vegetables, and prepared foods as part of food-service commodity contracts; the code itself reflects a narrow product class within larger procurement families covering institutional food supply.

Recent opportunities come from Georgia (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' Hancock County Board of Education fresh and canned produce orders), Illinois (State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy), Oregon (Oregon Department of Corrections canned applesauce bids), Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission food and consumables for state-supported living centers and state hospitals, Texas Comptroller on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport Board of Education nutrition center commodities), and Austin Independent School District dried fruit procurement. Representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026, with historical pricing at $21.84 per case and 5 percent Oregon-goods and resident-bidder preferences applied; the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners IWQ for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables and proteins due October 19, 2026; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center due July 13, 2026, with a historical contract value of approximately $1.5 million annually. The geographic footprint spans the Southeast (Georgia), Midwest (Illinois), Southwest (Texas), and Pacific Northwest (Oregon), with activity concentrated in state institutional food service and school nutrition procurement.