UNSPSC 50553206: Canned or jarred non GMO worcestershire gooseberries

The variety of non GMO gooseberries known as non GMO worcestershire 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 50553206 Canned or jarred non-GMO worcestershire gooseberries is a Commodity code that in practice captures shelf-stable canned and jarred fruit products procured for institutional food service, though the recent-opportunities block shows minimal activity specifically under this code's nominal scope. State and local governments buying under it—primarily counties, school districts, and state agencies—purchase canned and jarred fruit items (applesauce, mixed fruits, and other preserved produce) as components of larger food-service supply contracts rather than as standalone line items. Issuing bodies include county boards of education, state corrections and health-services agencies, and municipal school districts. The work solicited spans fresh-produce procurement for K–12 nutrition programs, institutional food supply for correctional facilities and state-supported living centers, and commodity purchases for senior services and veteran facilities. Recent opportunities show that canned fruit is commonly bundled with proteins, vegetables, condiments, and other pantry staples in multi-line-item IFBs rather than procured in isolation.

Geographic activity appears concentrated in the Southeast and Southwest, with recent ITBs from the Oregon Department of Corrections (Salem), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (statewide), Texas Department of Criminal Justice (multiple warehouse locations across five geographic areas), the State of Illinois (Quincy), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia), the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut), and Austin Independent School District (Texas). The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two ITBs for canned applesauce—S2910000016975 (due June 2, 2026, for approximately 1,904 cases) and S2910000017453 (due July 31, 2026, for approximately 4,760 cases)—both offering a combined 10 percent Oregon-goods and Oregon-headquartered-vendor preference. The Texas HHSC issued HHS0016792v2 (due March 19, 2026) for supplemental food and consumables statewide with a maximum potential three-year value of $4,500,000. Gwinnett County (Georgia) posted IWQ 140229 (due October 19, 2026) requesting informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables and proteins. The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office solicited weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy under multiple brand-specific and brand-or-equal RFPs (27497DVAQUINCB53751, 27497DVAQUINCB53752, and 27497DVAQUINCB52820, all with August–June response windows). None of these recent opportunities explicitly name canned or jarred non-GMO worcestershire gooseberries as a line item; activity under the code's exact commodity scope is not evident in the recent-opportunities block.