UNSPSC 50554310: Canned or jarred non GMO strawberry loquats

The variety of non GMO loquats known as non GMO strawberry 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 50554310 Canned or jarred non-GMO strawberry loquats (Commodity) describes specialty preserved fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily as part of broader food-service supply contracts for institutional feeding operations — schools, corrections facilities, senior centers, and state-supported living centers. The recent opportunities show wide variation in the fruits and vegetables actually being solicited under food supply codes: applesauce dominates (Oregon Department of Corrections, two separate ITBs in May and July 2026), but school districts and county nutrition programs also solicit dried fruit bars, fresh produce, and canned vegetables as line items within larger commodity food RFQs and IFBs. Issuing bodies include state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Illinois, Georgia, and Texas Comptroller on behalf of TDCJ), county boards of education and commissioners (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Gwinnett County in Georgia), city nutrition departments (Bridgeport, Connecticut), and independent school districts (Austin Independent School District, Texas). Award patterns favor single comprehensive contracts rather than line-item-by-line-item awards, with pricing firm-fixed for the contract term and delivery typically FOB destination with prepaid freight.

Geographic activity is concentrated in the South and Pacific Northwest, with Texas, Georgia, and Oregon accounting for the majority of recent high-volume solicitations. Illinois rounds out the active states with recurring quarterly food-service contracts for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0016792v2 for supplemental food and consumables to state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (210 line items, $4.5 million potential value over three years, March 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce IFB SN002-2027 (over 200 line items across apples, berries, root vegetables, and specialty produce, June 2026), Austin Independent School District's RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (July 2026), and Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables (due October 19, 2026). Buy American requirements appear frequently, with at least 51 percent domestic content mandated for processed products in school contracts. Incumbent and historical pricing data surface in Oregon ODOC bids ($21.84–$21.827 per case for applesauce awarded to Robbins Sales or MJ Kellner as of early 2026). State-specific preferences include Oregon's 10 percent combined local-goods and resident-bidder preference on ODOC procurements.