UNSPSC 50551568: Canned or jarred non GMO prime gold apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO prime 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 50551568 Canned or jarred non-GMO prime gold apples (Commodity) covers shelf-stable apple products sourced by state and local institutions for food service, meal programs, and institutional nutrition. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show demand for canned applesauce in institutional bulk quantities—typically multiple truckloads of 40,000-pound cases—from state corrections facilities and health and human services providers, alongside broader food-commodity procurements by school districts and county nutrition programs that bundle apples or apple products with dozens of other shelf-stable items. The issuing bodies are primarily state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), county boards of education (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia), city school districts (Austin Independent School District, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), county purchasing offices (Gwinnett County in Georgia), and special-purpose state facilities. State correctional and health facilities represent the most active segment, with multiple quarterly or annual food orders that itemize applesauce or include apple products within larger commodity baskets.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida) and the Pacific Northwest (Oregon), with secondary volume in Texas, Illinois, and Connecticut. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two separate ITBs for canned applesauce in May and July 2026, each for approximately 1,900–4,760 cases at historical pricing near $21.83 per case, using the OregonBuys portal and offering 5 percent Oregon-fabrication and resident-bidder preferences. The Illinois Chief Procurement Office issued multiple brand-specific or brand-or-equal weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy in June and August 2026 with August 24, 2026 response dates. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia requested informal written quotes for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (including canned vegetables and proteins alongside other staples) due October 19, 2026, with delivery to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Department of State Health Services jointly issued IFBs for supplemental food and consumables statewide with historical contract values up to $4.5 million over three years, encompassing fresh, frozen, and canned fruit and vegetable products. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited fresh produce and apple varieties for the 2026–27 school year with a June 26, 2026 bid opening and delivery to three school locations. Austin Independent School District requested proposals for dried fruit bars and apple crisps in June 2026. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Board of Education and state of Georgia also issued commodity food solicitations in May and June 2026. Buy American and domestic-content requirements appear in most school and state institutional procurements; Oregon offers 10 percent combined state-preference scoring for fabrication and residence.