UNSPSC 50555907: Canned or jarred non GMO purple velvet pomegranates

The variety of non GMO pomegranates known as non GMO purple velvet pomegranates 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 50555907 Canned or jarred non-GMO purple velvet pomegranates is a Commodity code that in practice captures state and local procurement of shelf-stable canned and jarred produce broadly—not exclusively pomegranates. Recent state and local solicitations under this code and closely related codes show purchasing bodies acquiring canned applesauce, canned vegetables, dried fruit bars, and general food commodities for institutional food service: school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, state-supported living centers, county senior services, and veterans homes. The work involves competitive bidding for bulk quantities of branded or approved-equivalent shelf-stable food products, typically quoted on a per-unit or per-case basis, with firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery, and awards made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder or best-value provider. Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and health services, county boards of education and commissioners, city school districts, and state agencies; repeat buyers include the State of Illinois (Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy), the State of Oregon Department of Corrections, the State of Texas (Department of Criminal Justice and Health and Human Services Commission), and county and municipal school nutrition programs.

Recent activity clusters in the South and West. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two ITBs for canned applesauce in May and July 2026, applying a combined 10 percent preference for Oregon goods and resident bidders, with historical pricing near $21.83 per case and delivery to Salem. Texas agencies—the Comptroller's office on behalf of the Department of Criminal Justice (IFB 304T26300CF, due May 4, 2026) and the Health and Human Services Commission (IFB HHS0016792v2, due March 19, 2026, with a $4.5 million potential value over three years)—solicited diverse canned and shelf-stable food products for corrections and state hospitals statewide. Gwinnett County, Georgia, issued an informal written quote (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables for senior services. The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office posted multiple weekly food-order solicitations for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (brand-specific and brand-or-equal variants in June and August 2026). Austin Independent School District requested proposals for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (RFP 27RFP004, due July 16, 2026), the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, bid for commodities for school nutrition (IFB BNB053266, due June 26, 2026), and Hancock County Board of Education, Georgia, bid fresh produce for school year 2026–27 (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026). Many solicitations include Buy American provisions requiring a minimum 51 percent domestic content in processed products and reference compliance with USDA commodity specifications.