UNSPSC 50557015: Canned or jarred non GMO honeyberries

The variety of non GMO fruit known as non GMO honeyberries 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 50557015 Canned or jarred non-GMO honeyberries (Commodity) represents a narrow product line within state and local food procurement, though recent solicitation activity does not demonstrate active demand for this specific item. The code tracks shelf-stable berry products suitable for institutional food service, but the recent opportunities block shows no purchases explicitly tagged to canned or jarred honeyberries; instead, the issuing bodies are procuring broad commodity baskets that include canned fruits, applesauce, fresh produce, frozen items, and proteins under wider family codes. State and local governments acquiring food under related codes are primarily school districts, county boards of education, state corrections and health departments, and municipal nutrition centers. These buyers source through formal competitive processes—IFBs, RFPs, and written quotes—and typically require USDA compliance, Buy American provisions where federal lunch dollars are involved, firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery, product certifications, and minimum insurance coverage.

Geographic activity is distributed across multiple states, with recent solicitations from Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County Schools), Illinois (state veterans home), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Texas (health and human services, criminal justice, school district), and Connecticut (municipal school nutrition center). The Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce (due June 26, 2026) and the Oregon Department of Corrections ITBs for canned applesauce (bids due June 2 and July 31, 2026) illustrate the larger food-commodity procurement environment in which a honeyberry product might compete, but these RFQs and ITBs emphasize high-volume, multi-case orders of established commodities with proven vendor track records and established pricing benchmarks. Procurement officers typically consolidate fruit requirements into broader line-item buys rather than sourcing specialty berries as standalone line items. No recent state or local RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB explicitly names canned or jarred honeyberries as a solicited item, suggesting limited current uptake of this specialty product in the state and local institutional market.