UNSPSC 50551569: Canned or jarred non GMO red astrachan apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO red astrachan 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 50551569 Canned or jarred non-GMO red astrachan apples, a Commodity code, describes shelf-stable fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service — school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, state-supported living centers, senior services, and other public-agency cafeterias. Recent solicitations show the code tags a broad range of canned and jarred produce: applesauce, mixed canned fruits, dried fruit bars, and apple crisps, often purchased as line items within larger food-commodity bundles rather than as standalone single-SKU contracts. State and local issuing bodies using the code span departments of corrections, departments of education (including independent school districts), health and human services commissions, county boards of education, senior services divisions, county purchasing offices, and municipal school boards. The State of Illinois appears as a repeat buyer, soliciting weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy across multiple quarterly cycles in brand-specific and brand-or-equal configurations. Texas agencies (HHSC, TDCJ, state comptroller) and Georgia, Oregon, and Connecticut government bodies also show recent activity.

Recent opportunities cluster in the South and Midwest, with notable activity from Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County Board of Education, State of Georgia), Texas (multiple state agencies), Illinois (weekly state veterans home ordering), Oregon (Department of Corrections, two separate applesauce ITBs in May and July 2026), and Connecticut (City of Bridgeport). The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two separate Invitations to Bid for canned applesauce in May and July 2026, with bids due June 2 and July 31 respectively, covering approximately 1,904 and 4,760 cases and offering five percent Oregon-goods and Oregon-vendor preferences on each. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requested informal written quotes (due October 19, 2026) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables under IWQ 140229, with delivery to the Senior Services Center in Lawrenceville, Georgia, by December 7, 2026. The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office solicited weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2027 (September–December) under both brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications, with proposals due August 24, 2026. Austin Independent School District issued an RFP (due July 16, 2026) for dried fruit bars and apple crisps for food service delivery to the district's central warehouse. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Department of State Health Services issued an Invitation for Bid (HHS0016792V2, due March 19, 2026) for 210 line items of supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with an estimated three-year potential value of $4.5 million. Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic content in processed products appear in school-district solicitations from Hancock County, Georgia (June 2026) and Bridgeport, Connecticut (June 2026).