UNSPSC 50557003: Canned or jarred non GMO banana flowers

The variety of non GMO fruit known as non GMO banana flowers 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 50557003 Canned or jarred non GMO banana flowers (Commodity) captures shelf-stable processed fruit and vegetable products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service—though the recent record shows minimal activity specifically tagged to this code, with most purchases falling under broader food commodities categories. State and local buyers under related food-service codes are actively procuring canned and jarred shelf-stable items including applesauce, fruit bars, fresh produce, and mixed food supplies for corrections facilities, school nutrition programs, senior services, veterans homes, and state-supported living centers. Issuing bodies span county boards of education, state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, city school districts, and county senior services departments. The scope of work across food service solicitations includes specification of brand or approved-equivalent products, firm fixed pricing per unit of measure, compliance with USDA commodity and FDA standards, F.O.B. destination delivery with prepaid freight, and multi-item competitive awards often made to lowest responsive bidder based on best value or lowest unit cost.

Recent opportunities reflect geographic spread across Georgia (Gwinnett County senior services food procurement, Hancock County schools produce, State of Georgia kitchen products), Illinois (Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy weekly food orders), Oregon (Department of Corrections canned applesauce), Texas (HHSC supplemental food and consumables, TDCJ cafeteria products, Austin ISD dried fruit), and Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education commodities). Representative solicitations include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners IWQ 140229 requesting approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items with response due October 19, 2026 (RFQ); Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with bids due July 31, 2026; Texas HHSC IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables at El Paso State Supported Living Center with responses due July 13, 2026; and Hancock County Board of Education IFB for over 200 line items of fresh produce with bids due June 26, 2026. Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content in processed products and state-level set-asides (such as Oregon's 10 percent combined preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and resident bidders) appear in multiple school and state corrections procurements.