UNSPSC 50551529: Canned or jarred non GMO ginger gold apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO ginger gold 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 50551529 Canned or jarred non-GMO ginger gold apples (Commodity) covers canned and jarred fruit products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service, primarily school nutrition programs and state agency facilities. The recent solicitations show substantially broader scope than the code's narrow product name: state and local buyers are soliciting canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, fresh produce, eggs, and comprehensive food-service commodity packages under this code, with issuing bodies including state departments of corrections and health services, independent school districts, county school systems, and special-purpose purchasing cooperatives. Institutional food service—particularly K-12 school nutrition programs and state-supported living centers—drives the majority of activity. The issuing-body mix spans state-level procurement offices (Texas HHSC, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Chief Procurement Office), county and municipal school districts (Dallas ISD, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Austin ISD), and special-purpose districts (City of Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center).

Geographic spread is concentrated in the South and Southwest, with recent activity in Texas (HHSC, TDCJ, Dallas ISD, Austin ISD), Georgia (Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Hancock County, Douglas County), Oregon (Department of Corrections), and Connecticut (Bridgeport), plus scattered activity in Illinois, Missouri (Rockwood School District), and Virginia (Fairfax County). Representative recent opportunities include Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce, due July 31, 2026, with historical pricing at $21.84 per case and a 10% combined Oregon-goods and Oregon-bidder preference; Austin Independent School District RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps, proposals due July 16, 2026; and Douglas County School System RFP 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts in two Georgia areas, estimated annual value $5.5 million, due March 4, 2026. The code shows steady institutional-procurement activity with firm-price contracts, significant buy-American and domestic-content requirements, and multi-year renewal options typical of school-nutrition and state-agency food-service arrangements.