UNSPSC 50554504: Canned or jarred non GMO edwards mangoes

The variety of non GMO mangoes known as non GMO edwards mangoes 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 50554504 Canned or jarred non-GMO Edwards mangoes is a Commodity code that state and local governments procure as part of broad food-service supply contracts for schools, corrections facilities, health-care institutions, and senior-services programs. The code sits at the granular level of the taxonomy—it names a single product line rather than a product family—but recent opportunities show that state and local buyers typically solicit canned mangoes alongside dozens of other shelf-stable fruits, vegetables, proteins, and staples under consolidated food-procurement vehicles rather than as standalone line items. Issuing bodies include county boards of education, school districts, state corrections and health departments, and county social-services agencies. The recent solicitations span Georgia (Gwinnett County), Illinois (state veterans' home), Oregon (corrections), Texas (school district, state health and human services, corrections), and Connecticut (municipal school nutrition). Work solicited under this code consists of recurring bulk purchases of food commodities for institutional food service, with delivery to central distribution centers or multiple school and facility locations, firm fixed pricing quoted per unit or case, and contract terms typically running one to two years with optional renewals.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and Southwest, with Texas particularly active—the state appears in four of the most recent opportunities, including the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's May 2026 supplemental food procurement (IFB HHS0016792v2, bids due March 19, 2026) covering 210 line items across state hospitals and supported living centers statewide with a three-year maximum value of $4.5 million, and the Texas Comptroller's May 2026 cafeteria food bid (IFB 304T-26-300CF, due May 4, 2026) for the Department of Criminal Justice spanning 382 line items across five geographic warehouse areas. The Oregon Department of Corrections has issued two separate canned-applesauce bids (May and July 2026, both ITBs with 10 percent Oregon preference combined) covering approximately 1,900 to 4,760 cases each, whereas Georgia and Illinois show individual facility or quarterly food contracts (Gwinnett County's October 2026 informal written quote for 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable items, the State of Illinois' recurring quarterly weekly-food orders for the Veterans Home at Quincy). School districts including Austin ISD (Texas) and Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) solicit fresh and processed produce under RFP or IFB with delivery to central warehouses and multiple school sites, while municipal entities such as the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut (June 2026 IFB for 115 commodities line items through June 2027) aggregate food procurement through board-of-education nutrition centers. Buy American and domestic-content preferences appear routinely, particularly in school nutrition and corrections procurement; state and local buyers commonly require MBE/WBE certification options and enforce prevailing-wage and insurance requirements. Recent activity shows no code-specific dry seasons—opportunities posted continuously from May through October 2026 with response windows typically two to six weeks.