UNSPSC 50554623: Canned or jarred non GMO juan canary melons

The variety of non GMO melons known as non GMO juan canary melons 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 50554623 Canned or jarred non GMO juan canary melons (Commodity) does not reflect the work state and local governments are actually buying under this code. Recent solicitations tagged to this category encompass a broad range of shelf-stable and fresh food products—canned applesauce, fresh produce, dried fruit bars, eggs, poultry, cheese, beef, frozen entrees, grains, condiments, and other institutional food-service items—rather than the narrowly specified melon product the code name denotes. The issuing bodies are diverse: county boards of education and school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Austin Independent School District in Texas, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state departments and agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Chief Procurement Office for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Georgia state procurement), city nutrition departments (Bridgeport), and county social-services departments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia). Food-service procurement dominates the code's recent activity, driven by institutional meal programs across corrections, veterans' facilities, state hospitals, supported living centers, and school nutrition.

Recent opportunities span Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut, with particularly active procurement cycles in Texas (HHSC, TDCJ, Austin ISD) and Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County schools, state procurement). Representative recent solicitations include Gwinnett County's informal written quote (IWQ 140229) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items due October 19, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections' invitation to bid for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026 with a historical award price of $21.84 per case; 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 for food and consumable products to serve the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million, due July 13, 2026. Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic-content percentages appear frequently, along with firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery terms, and 30-day payment cycles. The code shows limited relevance to the nominal product specification but substantial activity in institutional food-procurement categories broadly.