UNSPSC 50551532: Canned or jarred non GMO gold supreme apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO gold supreme 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 50551532 Canned or jarred non GMO gold supreme apples, a Commodity code, covers shelf-stable apple products and related canned fruits that state and local governments procure for food service operations. The recent solicitations under this code show state and local bodies buying canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce including multiple apple varieties, and broader food commodity bundles for correctional facilities, schools, senior services, veterans homes, and health and human services institutions. Issuing bodies span state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois, State of Georgia), county school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Austin Independent School District in Texas), municipal education boards (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia), and state-supported living centers. School nutrition programs and correctional food service appear as the most active segments, with multiple repeated procurements from Illinois (Veterans Home at Quincy) and Oregon (Department of Corrections).

Geographically, recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Illinois, Oregon, and Connecticut. Representative opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' October 2026 informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, canned vegetables) due October 19, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections' July 2026 invitation to bid for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (ITB S-29100-00017453, closing July 31, 2026, with a historical award price of $21.84 per case to Robbins Sales); Austin Independent School District's July 2026 RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps for food service (due July 16, 2026); the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's August 2026 proposals for weekly food orders (brand-or-equal and brand-specific) to the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (due August 24, 2026); and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's June 2026 invitation for food and consumable products serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026, with a prior-period value of $1.5 million). Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed products) appear in school district and municipal education procurements, and Oregon applies a combined 10 percent preference for state-fabricated or state-headquartered vendors.