UNSPSC 50557102: Canned or jarred non GMO brillantisima chokeberries

The variety of non GMO chokeberries known as non GMO brillantisima chokeberries 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 50557102 Canned or jarred non-GMO brillantisima chokeberries, a Commodity code, does not align with the state and local procurement activity recently tagged under it. Recent opportunities attributed to this code include canned applesauce (Oregon Department of Corrections), dried fruit bars and apple crisps (Austin Independent School District), fresh produce (multiple Georgia and Virginia school districts), and broad food service supply contracts (Texas state agencies, Illinois state government, and Connecticut school nutrition programs). The actual buying activity spans mainstream school nutrition procurement, state institutional food service, and commodity supply agreements with no recent solicitations specifically for non-GMO chokeberries. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the diverse food-service and produce procurement represented in recent opportunities suggests either systematic miscoding or that the code has been repurposed to capture broader food-service categories.

State and local issuing bodies using this code span school districts (Austin ISD, Rockwood R-VI, Fairfax County Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County, Hancock County), state corrections and health agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Georgia state nutrition services), and municipal food service operations (City of Bridgeport Connecticut Department of Public Purchases). School districts represent the densest cluster of recent activity. Geographic spread includes Texas (Dallas ISD, HHSC statewide, TDCJ), Georgia (multiple school districts), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools), Connecticut (Bridgeport), Illinois (state-level), and Missouri (Rockwood School District). Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections canned applesauce ITB S-29100-00017453 with bids due July 31, 2026, for approximately 4,760 cases at a historical price of $21.84 per case; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with proposals due July 13, 2026, covering an estimated prior-year value of $1.5 million; and the Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 with sealed bids due April 27, 2026, requiring bidders to supply weekly groceries to 45 schools plus seven distribution kitchens across a performance period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.