UNSPSC 50553202: Canned or jarred non GMO goldendrop gooseberries

The variety of non GMO gooseberries known as non GMO goldendrop 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 50553202 Canned or jarred non-GMO goldendrop gooseberries is a Commodity code that describes shelf-stable preserved fruit products purchased by state and local food service operations. In practice, state and local jurisdictions buy this code alongside broader canned-fruit and preserved-produce categories when sourcing inventory for institutional feeding programs—correctional facilities, veterans' homes, school nutrition centers, senior services, and state health and human services facilities. The issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, State of Georgia), county boards of education (Hancock County Board of Education, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners), city school districts (Austin Independent School District, City of Bridgeport Board of Education), and special-purpose state health facilities. Recent solicitations show food service buyers typically aggregate fruit procurement with vegetables, proteins, dairy, and consumable supplies under single ITBs or RFPs rather than sourcing goldendrop gooseberries in isolation; the code appears in multi-line-item food-commodity packages rather than standalone requests.

Activity under the code spans the South (Georgia, Texas), the Pacific Northwest (Oregon), the Midwest (Illinois), and New England (Connecticut), with recent opportunities concentrated in state correctional and veterans' facilities and school nutrition programs. Representative solicitations include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (quoted due October 19, 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for canned fruit applesauce (4,760 cases, bids due July 31, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (210 line items, bid deadline March 19, 2026, with a maximum potential value of $4,500,000 over three years); and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with delivery to three school sites (bids due June 26, 2026). Most solicitations allow brand-or-equal substitutions and require delivery within 45 to 72 hours of order or on weekly standing-order schedules; Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products) appear in school and institutional nutrition programs. Pricing is typically quoted per unit or case on an FOB destination basis with transportation prepaid by the vendor.