UNSPSC 50557016: Canned or jarred non GMO jackfruit

The variety of non GMO fruit known as non GMO jackfruit 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 50557016 Canned or jarred non-GMO jackfruit, a Commodity code, shows limited direct activity in recent state and local procurement, with zero opportunities in the source block matching the code's nominal scope. The code nominally describes a narrow processed-fruit input, but state and local buying under this code tier does not surface in recent solicitations. Instead, issuing bodies across the source dataset — school nutrition programs, corrections departments, and health and human services agencies — are procuring canned and processed fruits as components of broader food service and commodity supply contracts, typically grouped with applesauce, pears, dried fruit products, fresh produce, and other staple groceries under aggregated food and consumable line items rather than as standalone jackfruit purchases.

The mismatch between the code's specificity and actual procurement patterns reflects the way state and local food service contracts operate: canned fruit varieties, including jackfruit where relevant, are listed as individual line items within large multi-category RFPs, IFBs, and ITBs covering hundreds of food products for school districts, corrections facilities, and institutional kitchens. Representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for canned applesauce (response due July 31, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for supplemental food and consumables statewide serving state hospitals and supported living centers, school districts from Hancock County, Georgia to Dallas, Texas requesting packaged and canned fruit as part of food service aggregates, and various child nutrition programs soliciting multi-category grocery contracts. Vendors pursuing state and local food service work should monitor broader food commodity codes and school nutrition RFPs rather than expect standalone jackfruit solicitations under this code.