UNSPSC 50554303: Canned or jarred non GMO big jim loquats

The variety of non GMO loquats known as non GMO big jim loquats 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 50554303 Canned or jarred non-GMO big jim loquats is a Commodity code that frames a narrow product line, but state and local procurement activity under this code does not reflect purchases of loquats specifically. Instead, issuing bodies are tagging broad food-service and nutrition-supply solicitations with this code, and those opportunities center on shelf-stable food products including canned fruits, applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, proteins, dairy items, and consumable supplies for schools, correctional facilities, senior services, state-supported living centers, and state veterans' homes. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual procurement suggests either data-entry error in the tagging system or a legacy code artifact that no longer reflects current spend. Issuing bodies across the sample include county boards of education, state departments of corrections and health services, county purchasing departments, city boards of education, and state procurement offices. School nutrition programs and state institutional food service drive the visible activity, with repeat buyers including the State of Illinois (Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy), the Oregon Department of Corrections, and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

Recent opportunities span multiple regions and are concentrated in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida), Southwest (Texas), Pacific Northwest (Oregon), Northeast (Connecticut), and Midwest (Illinois). The Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITBs for canned applesauce in May and July 2026 with bids due June 2 and July 31, respectively; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited supplemental food and consumables statewide with a March 19, 2026 deadline and an estimated three-year contract value of $4.5 million; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items with quotes due October 19, 2026; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases sought bids for 115 line items of commodities to supply the Board of Education Nutrition Center with responses due June 26, 2026; and Austin Independent School District issued an RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps due July 16, 2026. Buy American and domestic-content preferences appear frequently in school and institutional procurement; Oregon applies a 10 percent combined preference for in-state fabrication and resident bidders, and Connecticut and Georgia enforce the Russell Act's 51 percent domestic-content requirement for processed products.