UNSPSC 50551579: Canned or jarred non GMO russet apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO russet 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 50551579 Canned or jarred non GMO russet apples is a Commodity code covering shelf-stable apple products procured by state and local food-service operations, including correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, school districts, senior services departments, and veterans' homes. Recent solicitations frame the work as bulk procurement of canned applesauce (in compliance with USDA 2011 commodity specifications), canned apple products for institutional meal programs, and apple-based dried goods (apple crisps, dried fruit bars) for school nutrition services. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and health services, county boards of education and commissioners, independent school districts, municipal nutrition centers, and state agencies managing veterans' and residential facilities. Geographic activity concentrates in Oregon (Oregon Department of Corrections), Illinois (State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy), Georgia (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Hancock County Board of Education, State of Georgia), and Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Austin Independent School District), with additional recent procurement in Connecticut and across multi-state federal-food-program compliant institutional networks.

Recent representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026 (with a 10 percent combined preference for Oregon goods and Oregon-headquartered bidders), the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office weekly food-order solicitations (brand-specific and brand-or-equal variants) for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy with August 24 and June 17, 2026 due dates, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned goods due October 19, 2026, and the Austin Independent School District RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps due July 16, 2026. Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content in processed products apply in school nutrition procurements, and Texas entities apply a 1.5 percent SmartBuy administrative fee. Pricing in recent awards has ranged from approximately $21.83 to $21.84 per case for canned applesauce; delivery typically occurs FOB destination to central distribution or warehouse facilities, with contract terms spanning 12 months to multi-year periods with optional renewals.