UNSPSC 50556601: Canned or jarred non GMO honeywood saskatoon berries

The variety of non GMO saskatoon berries known as non GMO honeywood saskatoon berries 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 50556601 Canned or jarred non GMO honeywood saskatoon berries (Commodity) represents a narrow product specification within the broader institutional food procurement activity that state and local governments conduct. Recent solicitations show that state and local bodies rarely if ever request this specific product line; instead, they procure canned and jarred fruit products—including applesauce, mixed berries, and other shelf-stable fruit—as line items within larger food-service RFQs, IFBs, and RFPs. The issuing bodies span county school systems, state departments of corrections, state veterans' homes, state health and human services agencies, city boards of education, and county senior services centers. These agencies issue solicitations under various notice types including IFB (invitation for bid), RFQ (informal written quote), and RFP (request for proposals), typically seeking multiple food commodities as part of consolidated nutrition or food-service contracts rather than single-SKU procurements.

The code shows activity concentrated in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, and Connecticut. Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 requesting approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables (due October 19, 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with delivery to Salem (due July 31, 2026); the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (multiple solicitations, August 24, 2026 closing); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products serving state-supported living centers (due July 11, 2026); and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products to supply Texas Department of Criminal Justice warehouses statewide (due May 4, 2026, extended via addendum). Opportunities typically require FOB destination delivery, compliance with USDA commodity specifications, firm fixed pricing, commercial liability insurance, and three-year record retention. Canned saskatoon berries as a named-product category do not appear explicitly in any of the recent postings; the code shows little relevant procurement activity aligned to its specific commodity designation.