UNSPSC 50556905: Canned or jarred non GMO red beau tamarillo

The variety of non GMO tamarillo known as non GMO red beau tamarillo 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 50556905 Canned or jarred non-GMO red beau tamarillo is a Commodity code, but state and local governments show little recent procurement activity under this specific narrowly-defined item. Recent opportunities solicited under this code actually request shelf-stable canned and jarred foods more broadly—canned applesauce, canned vegetables, canned proteins, and mixed shelf-stable fruit and vegetable products—rather than the tamarillo specifically. The issuing bodies span state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Georgia), counties (Gwinnett County, Hancock County), cities (Bridgeport), school districts (Austin Independent School District, Hancock County Schools, Bridgeport Board of Education), and correctional and public health facilities. State and local procurement offices typically tag food-service supply contracts across a range of UNSPSC commodity codes depending on the specific product mix requested, and the tamarillo code appears to capture only a small fraction of actual fresh, frozen, and canned produce volume flowing through institutional food programs.

Recent representative opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IFB for 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable food items (peanut butter, canned proteins, rice, pasta, canned vegetables) due October 19, 2026; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's brand-specific weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (multiple quarterly solicitations with response dates in June and August 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for canned applesauce (1,904 to 4,760 cases in separate 2026 solicitations); and the City of Bridgeport's IFB for 115 line items of commodities including eggs, poultry, cheese, and fruit and vegetable products for the Board of Education Nutrition Center (due June 26, 2026). Geographic activity clusters in Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut. The code sees sporadic state and local demand but does not anchor a material procurement category—bidders pursuing this narrow commodity should monitor state purchasing offices and school district nutrition programs in regions with significant institutional food-service volume rather than expect regular solicitations specifically for tamarillo products.