UNSPSC 50556200: Canned or jarred non GMO raspberries

The type of usually black or red edible berries that are aggregate fruits consisting of numerous small drupes on a fleshy receptacle and that are usually rounder and smaller than the closely related blackberries 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 50556200 Canned or jarred non-GMO raspberries, a Class code, captures only marginal relevance to recent state and local procurement activity. The source records show no recent solicitations for canned or jarred raspberries—GMO status or otherwise. Instead, state and local governments are actively procuring broader food-service commodity categories: canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce (apples, berries, broccoli, carrots, eggs), and general food supplies for schools, correctional facilities, and state hospitals. The few opportunities tagged to fruit products target processed items like canned applesauce (Oregon Department of Corrections, ITB, July 31, 2026) and dried fruit bars (Austin Independent School District, RFP, July 16, 2026), neither of which aligns with the code's specific raspberries scope. When state procurement offices do source berries—as in the Hancock County Board of Education fresh-produce IFB (bid due June 26, 2026) and Muscogee County School District produce solicitation (April 27, 2026)—they purchase fresh product, not canned, and typically through broader produce-category codes rather than this commodity-specific classification.

The issuing bodies in the opportunity set span school districts (Hancock County, Austin ISD, Savannah-Chatham, Rockwood R-VI, Liberty County, Douglas County, Muscogee County, Fairfax County, Dallas ISD), state corrections and health agencies (Oregon DOC, Texas TDCJ, Texas HHSC), and city boards of education (Bridgeport, Connecticut). Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Missouri, Connecticut, and Virginia, with school nutrition procurement representing the largest buyer segment. The mismatch between this code's narrow focus on canned non-GMO raspberries and the actual food procurement occurring in state and local markets suggests either a classification error in the tagging or minimal current demand for that specific product line; vendors targeting this code should verify that their product meets genuine procurement need rather than relying on the taxonomy label alone.