UNSPSC 50554305: Canned or jarred non GMO early red loquats

The variety of non GMO loquats known as non GMO early red 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 50554305 Canned or jarred non GMO early red loquats is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local solicitations, describes shelf-stable canned fruit products procured for institutional food service — school districts, correctional facilities, state health and human services operations, senior services, and public health institutions. The code's nominal scope (early red loquats specifically) does not align with the actual procurement activity visible in the recent opportunities block, which focuses broadly on canned fruit applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, fresh produce, and mixed commodity food items across dozens of line items per solicitation. Issuing bodies include state health and human services commissions, state departments of corrections, county boards of education, independent school districts, county senior services departments, state veterans homes, and municipal nutrition programs. State procurement offices and local purchasing divisions manage these solicitations, with some recurring jurisdictions — the State of Illinois (multiple quarterly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy), the Oregon Department of Corrections (multiple canned applesauce procurements), Texas state agencies (HHSC, TDCJ), and Georgia and Connecticut school and municipal nutrition programs.

Geographic activity spans multiple states with visible recent procurement in Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County Schools, State of Georgia), Illinois (Chief Procurement Office), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Texas (HHSC, TDCJ, Austin ISD), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), and secondary activity in other jurisdictions. Representative recent solicitations include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote (IWQ) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables (due October 19, 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce to Salem's Central Distribution Center (due July 31, 2026 at $21.84 per case historical pricing); Austin Independent School District's RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (due July 16, 2026); and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products supplying the El Paso State Supported Living Center and DSHS with a historical contract value of $1.5 million for the prior annual period and a contract term of September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027 (due July 13, 2026). Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic content in processed products appear in school district and municipal nutrition procurements. The code shows no standout set-asides specific to disadvantaged enterprises in the recent block, though some jurisdictions reference MBE/CBE certifications or Oregon resident preferences.