UNSPSC 50551560: Canned or jarred non GMO ozark gold apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO ozark gold 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 50551560 Canned or jarred non-GMO Ozark Gold apples is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of shelf-stable canned and jarred apple products, typically used in food service operations for schools, correctional facilities, senior services, and state-supported living centers. Recent solicitations show that state and local governments buy canned applesauce and whole canned apples as components of broader food-service supply contracts rather than as standalone specialty items. The code appears most relevant to institutional food procurement where these products serve as reliable, long-shelf-life components in meal programs and nutrition services. Issuing bodies include county boards of education, state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, county senior services departments, and municipal school nutrition centers. The issuing mix spans across state-level procurement offices, county educational boards, and city health departments, with repeat solicitation activity from state corrections and health-services agencies that procure food commodities on quarterly or annual cycles.

Activity under this code is concentrated in the South and West, with recent opportunities originating from Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, and Connecticut. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted two separate ITBs for canned fruit applesauce (ITB S-29100-00017453, due July 31, 2026, and ITB S-29100-00016975, due June 2, 2026), each requesting approximately 1,904 to 4,760 cases delivered to Salem, Oregon, with historical pricing around $21.84 per case and a 10% combined Oregon-goods preference. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia issued an IFQ for 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable food items including canned products (PE77023NONST2027000000782, due October 19, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., to be delivered to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center in Lawrenceville). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited supplemental food and consumables statewide (HHS0016792V2, closed March 19, 2026), with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years, though applesauce was not explicitly itemized in the summary. Most recent opportunities embed apple products within larger, multi-category food-supply contracts rather than as line-item-specific solicitations, suggesting vendors typically pursue this code as part of broader institutional food-service agreements rather than as a discrete product category.