UNSPSC 50554700: Canned or jarred non GMO mulberries

The type of fruit from any of a genus (morus of the family moraceae, the mulberry family) of trees with an edible usually purple multiple fruit that is an aggregate of juicy one-seeded drupes that has 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 50554700 Canned or jarred non-GMO mulberries is a Class code that actually encompasses state and local procurement for canned and jarred fruit products—most commonly applesauce, pears, and mixed canned fruits rather than mulberries specifically—procured for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, state health and human services agencies, and institutional food service operations. The code shows active solicitation across institutional food service buyers including state departments of corrections, state health commissions, school districts, and school nutrition cooperatives. Work under this code involves establishing supply contracts for case quantities of shelf-stable canned fruit products delivered to central warehouses or direct to institutional locations, typically with firm fixed pricing, multi-case minimum orders, and delivery terms specifying FOB destination, prepaid freight, and specific shelf-life requirements.

Recent activity concentrates heavily in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Connecticut, and Missouri. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 (posted July 10, 2026, due July 31, 2026) for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce at $21.84 per case (historical award), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0016792 v2 (posted May 19, 2026, due March 19, 2026) for supplemental food and consumable products including canned fruit for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide with an estimated three-year contract value of $4.5 million. School districts and nutrition cooperatives dominate recent issuing-body activity: Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Dallas Independent School District (Texas), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), and the Douglas County School System (Georgia) have all posted food procurement solicitations that explicitly or implicitly include canned fruit line items. Correctional and health-services procurement remains consistent, with Oregon DOC and Texas HHSC appearing as repeat buyers. Geographic concentration in the Southeast and Southwest reflects institutional population density and school district purchasing cycles aligned to the July-to-June academic year.