UNSPSC 50553904: Canned or jarred non GMO hayward kiwi fruit

The variety of non GMO kiwi fruit known as non GMO hayward kiwi fruit 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 50553904 Canned or jarred non-GMO Hayward kiwi fruit is a Commodity code tracking shelf-stable fruit products purchased by state and local education, corrections, health services, and county nutrition programs. Recent state and local opportunities under this code show that public agencies are buying canned and jarred fruits as components of broader food and consumables procurements for institutional feeding operations—school nutrition centers, correctional facility cafeterias, state-supported living centers, and county senior services. The code sits within a larger pattern of shelf-stable fruit purchasing; while the specific non-GMO Hayward kiwi variant appears rarely in recent solicitations, agencies are actively acquiring comparable canned fruit products (applesauce, mixed fruit, and specialty items) alongside dried fruit bars and apple crisps through the same procurement channels. Issuing bodies include state corrections departments, state health and human services commissions, county boards of education, county departments of community services, city school districts, and municipal nutrition centers. State agencies dominate the recent opportunities, with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, and State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office conducting the largest and most frequent solicitations.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, and Connecticut. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two ITBs for canned applesauce (May and July 2026, both closed) with a historical price point of approximately $21.83 per case; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited supplemental food and consumables (IFB HHS0016792V2, due March 2026, contract value up to $4.5 million over three years) encompassing 210 line items including canned fruits; the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts procured cafeteria food products for the Department of Criminal Justice (IFB 304T-26-300CF, due May 4, 2026, 382 line items); and Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requested informal written quotes for 1,062 cases of food items including canned proteins and shelf-stable products (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026). The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office issued multiple quarterly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy under both brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications. Most solicitations use IFB, IWQ (informal written quote), or RFP notice types with firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery, and contract terms of one to three years with renewal options. Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic content for processed items) appear in school district and nutrition center procurements. Set-asides vary by jurisdiction—Oregon applies a combined 10 percent preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and resident bidders; Texas does not identify enterprise set-asides in the available materials; and Connecticut applies MBE/CBE certifications under municipal ordinance.