UNSPSC 50555208: Canned or jarred non GMO sweet granadilla passion fruit

The variety of non GMO passion fruit known as non GMO sweet granadilla passion fruit 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 50555208 Canned or jarred non GMO sweet granadilla passion fruit is a Commodity code that spans narrow specialty fruit products; however, recent state and local solicitations show minimal procurement activity specifically targeting this item. Instead, the code appears tagged to broader food-service opportunities where canned fruit products are purchased as part of larger food-supply contracts. State and local governments procure shelf-stable food products through county boards of education, state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, city boards of education nutrition centers, and independent school districts. The actual buying encompasses mixed food-service line items—canned vegetables, proteins, condiments, and fresh produce—alongside specialty canned fruits, with individual opportunities ranging from informal written quotes on 35-line-item food baskets to formal ITBs and IFBs covering 200+ line items for annual school nutrition and institutional food service. Issuing bodies include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia), the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office (for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy), Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and multiple school districts.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut. Representative solicitations include Gwinnett County's IFQ PE77023NONST2027000000782 (October 19, 2026 close) for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items for senior services; the State of Illinois' brand-or-equal and brand-specific weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (August 24, 2026 close); Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (July 31, 2026 close) with 5% Oregon-goods and 5% resident-bidder preferences; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (July 13, 2026 close, historical prior-period value $1.5 million). The code shows no dedicated procurement for granadilla passion fruit specifically; opportunities are generic food-service buys where canned fruits meet commodity specifications but rarely specify exotic or specialty varieties by name.