UNSPSC 50551512: Canned or jarred non GMO cortland apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO cortland apples 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 50551512 Canned or jarred non-GMO Cortland apples, a Commodity code, describes shelf-stable preserved apple products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service, primarily school districts, corrections facilities, and social services agencies. The code captures single-item line-item buys within larger food-commodity solicitations rather than standalone purchases; recent opportunities show canned or jarred apples appearing as one item among dozens in broad food-supply RFQs, IFBs, and RFPs. Issuing bodies include county boards of education, state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, and county government nutrition departments. School districts dominate the recent activity, particularly for fresh-produce contracts that enumerate multiple apple varieties by name; when preserved apple products appear, they typically sit alongside fresh fruit, vegetables, proteins, and dry goods in multi-category institutional food buys rather than as dedicated procurement lines.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Illinois, Texas, Oregon, and Connecticut. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted two ITBs (May and July 2026, due dates June 2 and July 31 respectively) for canned applesauce at approximately 1,900–4,760 cases per solicitation, FOB Destination to its Central Distribution Center in Salem, with a historical price point of $21.84 per case and a five percent Oregon-origin preference available. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited fresh produce including multiple apple varieties for the 2026–27 school year (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026), though the recent activity does not isolate canned or jarred apples as a line item. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Texas Comptroller have issued broad institutional food solicitations (IFB HHS0017449 for El Paso State Supported Living Center and IFB 304T-26-300CF for TDCJ cafeteria products) that likely encompass preserved fruits but do not name apple products by code. Geographic concentration remains sparse; only Oregon's recent canning-specific solicitations directly align with the code's scope, while other states' activity clusters around fresh produce, general food commodities, or broad nutrition procurement where apple products may be embedded as a subordinate line item rather than a distinct buying signal.