UNSPSC 50551557: Canned or jarred non GMO newtown pippin apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO newtown pippin 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 50551557 Canned or jarred non-GMO Newtown Pippin apples is a Commodity code that describes shelf-stable preserved apple products used primarily in institutional food service — schools, correctional facilities, veterans homes, and social service agencies. State and local procurement activity under this code centers on bulk purchases of canned applesauce and apple-based products for cafeteria and nutrition programs rather than the narrow varietal specification the code name suggests. The work spans multiple issuing-body types: state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois), county boards of education (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Gwinnett County in Georgia), independent school districts (Austin ISD in Texas), municipal boards of education (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), and state-supported living centers. Repeat procurement activity appears in Oregon and Illinois, where quarterly and annual food-service contracts regularly include applesauce or apple product line items.

Recent solicitation activity concentrates in the Southeast, Southwest, and Pacific Northwest. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two competitive ITBs for canned applesauce (S2910000016975 due June 2, 2026, and S2910000017453 due July 31, 2026), each requesting approximately 2,000 cases for Central Distribution Center delivery with a historical award price near $21.84 per case. The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office has issued multiple quarterly food-order RFPs for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (including brand-specific and brand-or-equal variants due August 24, 2026). Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia posted a school nutrition IFB for fresh produce spanning multiple apple varieties, due June 26, 2026, requiring delivery to three school sites through June 30, 2027. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0016792V2 (due March 19, 2026, now closed) and HHS0017449 (due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products covering state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with prior contract value reported at $1.5 million annually. Activity reflects consistent institutional demand but limited recent opportunities explicitly tagged to the Newtown Pippin varietal specification; most solicitations accept applesauce in multiple styles (sweetened/unsweetened, smooth/chunky) and allow brand-or-equal substitutions where permitted.