UNSPSC 50551535: Canned or jarred non GMO granny smith apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO granny smith 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 50551535 Canned or jarred non-GMO Granny Smith apples is a Commodity code covering shelf-stable, packaged apple products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service — schools, correctional facilities, veterans' homes, senior services, and state-supported living centers. Recent solicitations show the code capturing a narrower slice of activity than its nominal scope suggests: most recent opportunities solicit broader categories of canned fruit, fresh produce, or general food commodities that include apples as one line item among dozens or hundreds, rather than apple-specific procurements. The issuing bodies span state corrections and human services departments, county boards of education, independent school districts, county commissioners, city nutrition centers, and state veterans' facilities across Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, Connecticut, and elsewhere. When apple products appear explicitly, they are part of much larger food-service buys — such as Hancock County Board of Education's 200-line-item fresh-produce RFP or the City of Bridgeport's 115-line-item commodities IFB — where apples compete with dozens of competing produce items for single-vendor or multi-vendor awards based on lowest responsive bidder or best value.

Representative recent activity includes the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for canned applesauce (1,904 cases, bids due June 2, 2026, historical price $21.83 per case), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for supplemental food and consumables across state hospitals and supported living centers (210 line items, $4.5 million potential contract value over three years, bid closing March 19, 2026), and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 items including multiple apple varieties and requiring 51 percent domestic content (bids due June 26, 2026, delivery to three school locations). The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office has posted multiple quarterly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy on a weekly ordering basis under both brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications (proposals due August 24, 2026, and earlier in June). These solicitations reflect firm-fixed pricing models, F.O.B. destination delivery, mandatory insurance and compliance documentation, and award criteria favoring responsive, responsible bidders meeting specification and quality standards — with geographic concentration in the Southeast (Georgia, Texas, Connecticut) and Pacific Northwest (Oregon) among the most recent postings.