UNSPSC 50555209: Canned or jarred non GMO water lemon passion fruit

The variety of non GMO passion fruit known as non GMO water lemon 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 50555209 Canned or jarred non-GMO water lemon passion fruit is a Commodity code that describes shelf-stable, ready-to-consume beverage products that state and local food service programs purchase for institutional use. In recent solicitations, the code shows activity across institutional nutrition operations including county senior services, state correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, and school districts. Work under the code centers on bulk procurement of canned or jarred fruit-based beverages and related shelf-stable food items to supply cafeterias, nutrition centers, and food-service warehouses. Issuing bodies are predominantly county boards of education, state departments of corrections and health services, school districts, and county senior services divisions—primarily jurisdictions operating large-scale institutional food service operations with centralized procurement and distribution models.

Recent opportunities span multiple states, with the most visible activity in Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners released an IFQ in October 2026 (due October 19, 2026) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables for the Department of Community Services, with delivery to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center in Lawrenceville, Georgia. The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office posted two brand-specific and brand-or-equal weekly food-order solicitations in August 2026 (due August 24, 2026) for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy for the fourth quarter of FY-27. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission Procurement and Contracting Services division released an IFB in June 2026 (due July 13, 2026, later amended) for food and consumable products to supply the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center, with a historical contract value of $1.5 million for the prior period and evaluation on best value rather than lowest price. Austin Independent School District posted an RFP in June 2026 (due July 16, 2026) for dried fruit bars and apple crisps for food service delivery to the central warehouse under Texas Education Code Section 44.031(3).