UNSPSC 50551584: Canned or jarred non GMO stayman apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO stayman 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 50551584 Canned or jarred non-GMO Stayman apples, a Commodity code, captures state and local procurement of shelf-stable canned and jarred apple products for food service, senior centers, correctional facilities, and school nutrition programs. The category encompasses both branded products specified by name and "or approved equivalent" options that meet USDA commodity specifications for canned fruit, typically packed in juice, water, or light syrup, with minimum one-year shelf life requirements. Issuing bodies include county boards of education, state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, municipal school districts, and county senior services centers. Georgia's Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, the State of Illinois Department of Corrections, the Oregon Department of Corrections, and Texas state agencies (HHSC, TDCJ, and Comptroller of Public Accounts) appear as repeat buyers in recent solicitations, with school nutrition programs representing a secondary but consistent segment of demand.

Activity spans Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut, with the most recent solicitations posted between May and October 2026. Representative opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requesting approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (IFB, due October 19, 2026) with delivery to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center; the Oregon Department of Corrections issuing an ITB for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce in five truckloads to Salem (closed July 31, 2026, with historical award to Robbins Sales at $21.84 per case); and the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office soliciting weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy on both brand-specific and brand-or-equal bases (multiple quarters, proposals due August 24, 2026). Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 covering food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (proposals due July 13, 2026) with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million. Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content appear in school district and municipal procurements; Oregon offers combined 10 percent local-preference scoring for goods fabricated or processed in-state and vendors headquartered in Oregon. Firm, fixed unit pricing quoted per case or per ounce, FOB Destination prepaid delivery, and three-year record retention are standard terms. No federal set-asides or DBE/MBE mandates appear in the commodity code itself, though individual jurisdictions (Connecticut Bridgeport, Texas) reference local MBE/CBE certifications in parallel food commodities procurements.