UNSPSC 50555603: Canned or jarred non GMO hilo pineapple

The variety of non GMO pineapples known as non GMO hilo pineapple 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 50555603 Canned or jarred non-GMO Hilo pineapple is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure canned and processed fruit products—primarily applesauce, dried fruit bars, and supplemental food items for institutional feeding programs including corrections facilities, school nutrition services, and state-supported living centers. The recent solicitation activity under this code does not align cleanly with the nominal code scope; the most directly relevant recent opportunities involve canned applesauce and dried fruit products rather than pineapple specifically, suggesting either code-tagging drift or that pineapple represents a minor subset of actual purchasing activity under this classification.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting under or near this code include the Oregon Department of Corrections, school districts (Austin ISD, Rockwood R-VI, Liberty County Board of Education, Fairfax County Public Schools, Dallas ISD, Hancock County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, the Illinois Chief Procurement Office, and the City of Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center. School districts and institutional food service programs dominate the recent opportunity mix, with multiple districts issuing annual RFPs and ITBs for multi-year food contracts. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two separate ITBs for canned applesauce in the past ninety days (ITB S2910000016975, due March 6, 2026; ITB S2910000017453, due July 31, 2026), indicating recurring demand under stable procurement cycles. Geographic activity clusters in the South and Southwest—Georgia, Texas, Florida—and the Pacific Northwest, with school-district activity spread widely across multiple states. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026, with delivery in five truckloads to Salem, Oregon; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products including canned goods at the El Paso State Supported Living Center due July 13, 2026; and multiple school-district IFBs and RFPs for grocery and produce items spanning April through July 2026 with firm fixed pricing and annual contract terms through June 2027.