UNSPSC 50551546: Canned or jarred non GMO jonamac apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO jonamac 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 50551546 Canned or jarred non-GMO Jonamac apples (Commodity) represents a narrow product line that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service—specifically canned applesauce, canned fruits, and related fruit preparations for correctional facilities, schools, and state-supported living centers. Recent solicitations show state corrections departments and school districts buying branded and commodity-grade canned applesauce and dried fruit products in bulk cases, often under standing annual supply contracts. The issuing-body mix is dominated by school districts (both independent and county-based systems) and state agencies operating institutional food service operations, with Oregon Department of Corrections appearing as a repeat buyer. State agencies executing broader commodity food contracts also tag canned-fruit items under this code as subordinate line items within larger food-supply procurements.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, and Connecticut, with school nutrition programs in the Southeast (Georgia, Texas) and Midwest generating the most visible recent RFPs and ITBs. Representative recent opportunities include Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 (July 31, 2026 response deadline) for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce at a historical unit price of $21.84 per case, with a 5% combined Oregon-goods and Oregon-headquarter preference; and Austin Independent School District RFP 27RFP004 (July 16, 2026 response deadline) for dried fruit bars and apple crisps for food service delivery to the central warehouse. Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 (July 13, 2026 response deadline) includes canned and processed fruit items as subordinate components within a broader food and consumable-products procurement for state-supported living centers, with historical spending of $1.5 million annually across all food categories. Activity in this code remains steady but narrow, with most recent opportunities embedded within multi-category institutional food-service contracts rather than issued as standalone commodity procurements.