UNSPSC 50556602: Canned or jarred non GMO northline saskatoon berries

The variety of non GMO saskatoon berries known as non GMO northline 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 50556602 Canned or jarred non GMO northline saskatoon berries is a Commodity code representing a niche specialty preserved-fruit product that state and local governments procure as part of broader food-service supply contracts. The work being solicited under this code spans institutional food procurement for county senior services, school nutrition programs, state correctional facilities, veterans' homes, and state-supported living centers. Issuing bodies include county boards of education (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia), county social services departments (Gwinnett County), state departments of corrections (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Chief Procurement Office), and municipal school districts (Austin Independent School District, Bridgeport Board of Education). The commodity itself appears rarely as a line-item specification in posted solicitations; instead, canned and jarred fruit products—including applesauce, dried fruit bars, and mixed preserved fruits—are bundled within larger food-services RFPs, RFQs, IBBs, and ITBs that typically run 100+ line items spanning proteins, produce, dairy, dry goods, and consumable supplies. Food-service contracts in this space are recurring and structured as annual or multi-year agreements with quarterly or seasonal ordering windows.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Pacific Northwest. Oregon Department of Corrections posted two ITBs for canned applesauce (June 2026 and July 2026), Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited fresh and preserved produce (June 2026), Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFBs for food and consumables (May and June 2026), and Illinois Chief Procurement Office posted multiple weekly food-order RFPs for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (June and August 2026). Gwinnett County, Georgia (October 2026) and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut (June 2026) also solicited mixed food commodities. Delivery windows are typically 45–72 hours from order receipt to destination, with FOB-Destination pricing and firm fixed rates required through the contract term. Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic content for processed items) apply to school and some state contracts. Oregon and Texas offer state-preference scoring (5 percent for Oregon-fabricated goods and Oregon-headquartered bidders; no equivalent preference noted in Texas solicitations reviewed). Insurance minimums typically range from $500,000 to $2 million. Award criteria emphasize lowest responsive and responsible bid or best value based on price, compliance, and past vendor performance tracked through state vendor systems.