UNSPSC 50554654: Canned or jarred non GMO sugar baby melons

The variety of non GMO melons known as non GMO sugar baby 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 50554654 Canned or jarred non-GMO sugar baby melons is a Commodity code that captures shelf-stable canned and jarred produce items purchased by state and local nutrition and food service operations. Recent solicitations under this code show that state and local buyers are acquiring canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, and broader commodity food products for institutional feeding programs—schools, correctional facilities, veterans' homes, senior centers, and state-supported living centers. The issuing-body mix includes state departments (Illinois, Oregon, Texas), county boards of education and commissioners (Hancock County Georgia, Gwinnett County Georgia), independent school districts (Austin ISD Texas), municipal purchasing offices (City of Bridgeport Connecticut), and specialized state agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission). Repeat buyers under related commodity-food codes include the State of Illinois (weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy posted twice in the recent window), the Oregon Department of Corrections (canned applesauce ITBs posted May 2026 and July 2026), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (supplemental food and consumables for state hospitals and supported living centers).

Geographic activity centers in the Southeast (Georgia, Connecticut), the Midwest and Great Plains (Illinois), the Pacific Northwest (Oregon), and Texas. Recent representative opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requesting informal written quotes for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables due October 19, 2026 (IWQ 140229); the Oregon Department of Corrections issuing ITB S-29100-00017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with 5 percent Oregon-goods and Oregon-resident preferences and a response date of July 31, 2026; and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts issuing IFB 304T-26-300CF on behalf of TDCJ for 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five Texas warehouse locations with a response deadline extended to May 4, 2026. Contract values where stated range from $1.5 million annually for HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center food and consumables (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) to a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years for supplemental food and consumables statewide (IFB HHS0016792V2, closed March 19, 2026). Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content appear consistently in school nutrition and state institutional procurement.