UNSPSC 50556700: Canned or jarred non GMO strawberries

The type of juicy edible usually red fruit of any of several low-growing temperate herbs (genus fragaria) of the rose family that is technically an enlarged pulpy receptacle bearing numerous achenes 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 50556700 Canned or jarred non-GMO strawberries is a Class code that, despite its specific designation, sees little recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations for canned or jarred strawberries, GMO or otherwise. Instead, the tagged opportunities span a much broader range of food service procurement—canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, weekly food orders, fresh produce, grocery items, and broad food supply contracts for schools, corrections facilities, and state health institutions. State and local issuing bodies pursuing food service supply under this code tier include state departments of corrections and health services, independent school districts, county boards of education, city nutrition departments, and multi-district cooperative purchasing vehicles. The geographic spread of recent activity covers Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Connecticut, Illinois, and Virginia, with school nutrition programs and institutional food service appearing as the dominant use case across multiple jurisdictions.

Representative recent opportunities show the mismatch plainly. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S-29100-00017453 (posted July 10, 2026, due July 31, 2026) for canned fruit applesauce—not strawberries—under the same UNSPSC code number. Similarly, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Procurement and Contracting Services solicited food and consumable products under IFB HHS0017449 (posted June 11, 2026, due July 13, 2026) for its El Paso State Supported Living Center, spanning multiple commodity categories well beyond strawberries. The Douglas County School System in Georgia issued RFP SN 26-003 (posted January 21, 2026, due February 18, 2026) for broad food supply and distribution covering approximately 32,000 meals daily. Code tagging inconsistency appears systemic across state and local procurement systems; buyers and vendors should verify actual scope in each solicitation document rather than relying on UNSPSC alignment alone. If you source or supply canned or jarred strawberries specifically, monitor the broader canned fruit and food service categories, as this narrow commodity code does not reliably surface related opportunities in recent state and local activity.