UNSPSC 50551533: Canned or jarred non GMO golden delicious apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO golden delicious 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 50551533 Canned or jarred non-GMO golden delicious apples is a Commodity code that state and local governments buy as part of broader food-service procurement across schools, corrections facilities, senior services, and state institutions. While the code name specifies golden delicious apples, recent solicitations under this code show that state and local buyers actually purchase a wider range of canned and jarred fruit products—applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, and fresh produce including multiple apple varieties—as line items within larger shelf-stable or fresh-food acquisitions rather than as standalone apple contracts. Issuing bodies include county boards of education, state departments of corrections, school districts, state health and human services agencies, senior services departments, and municipal nutrition centers. The work centers on food service supply for institutional cafeterias, food banks, senior centers, and correctional facilities, with sealed bids (IFB or ITB), RFPs, and informal written quotes as the primary notice types.

Recent activity spans the Pacific Northwest, Southeast, and Texas. Oregon Department of Corrections issued two ITBs for canned applesauce (approximately 4,760 cases in July 2026 and 1,904 cases in May 2026, both posted to OregonBuys with ITB deliveries to Salem and a historical award price of $21.84 per case to Robbins Sales). Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia requested informal written quotes for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned products for the Department of Community Services (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026, delivery to Lawrenceville). Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia bid fresh produce including multiple apple varieties for the 2026-27 school year (IFB SN002-2027, sealed bids due June 26, 2026, delivery to three school sites). Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued multiple IFBs for cafeteria food products and supplemental foods serving state hospitals, supported living centers, and correctional facilities statewide (HHS0016792V2 with a three-year value ceiling of $4.5 million, HHS0017449 with a prior-period value of $1.5 million, and 304T-26-300CF extended to May 4, 2026). The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office solicited weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy across two quarterly cycles (brand-specific and brand-or-equal formats, proposals due August 24, 2026 and June 17, 2026). Austin Independent School District issued an RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps for food service (27RFP004, due July 16, 2026). Buy American and domestic-content requirements are standard across school and state institutional procurement, with Oregon and Georgia showing the most recent activity in corrective and education food service, Texas leading in volume, and Connecticut also active in municipal board of education nutrition centers.