UNSPSC 50556210: Canned or jarred non GMO gold raspberry

The variety of non GMO raspberries known as non GMO gold raspberry 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 50556210 Canned or jarred non-GMO gold raspberry (Commodity) is a narrow food-service procurement category that state and local governments use infrequently; recent activity shows minimal direct procurement under this specific code, with solicited opportunities instead covering broader canned-fruit and fresh-produce categories. State and local issuing bodies pursuing canned and processed fruit products include school districts, corrections departments, health and human services agencies, and state institutional facilities. School districts dominate the recent activity, with district-level nutrition programs soliciting grocery and food-service contracts that encompass canned fruit as one line item among many. Corrections departments and state health agencies round out the buyer mix, sourcing institutional food supply on annual or multi-year cycles. The Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Health and Human Services Commission both issued recent solicitations naming canned applesauce and supplemental food products respectively, suggesting that institutional commodity procurement treats canned fruit as part of broader food baskets rather than standalone line items.

Geographic concentration is strongest in the South and Pacific Northwest, with recent solicitation activity in Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Connecticut, Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia. School districts across Georgia lead the volume of recent food-procurement activity, with multiple districts issuing RFPs and IFBs for produce and grocery items under standard USDA school-lunch frameworks. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections Invitation to Bid S2910000017453 for canned applesauce due July 31, 2026, requesting approximately 4,760 cases under five truck-load deliveries with a historical price of $21.84 per case and Oregon goods and in-state vendor preferences totaling 10 percent combined; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Invitation for Bids HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center due July 13, 2026, with an estimated historical value of $1.5 million for the prior contract period; and the Hancock County Board of Education Invitation for Bids SN002-2027 for fresh produce due June 26, 2026, encompassing over 200 line items with domestic agricultural content requirements under the Buy American provision. Canned fruit procurement typically appears embedded in larger food-service buys rather than as standalone opportunities, and responses typically qualify as delivered to central warehouses or institutional distribution centers with firm fixed pricing required for the contract term.