UNSPSC 50551587: Canned or jarred non GMO tsugaru apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO tsugaru 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 50551587 Canned or jarred non-GMO Tsugaru apples (Commodity) encompasses preserved apple products—applesauce, crisps, and whole canned apples—that state and local governments purchase for institutional food service, with recent opportunities showing school districts and correctional facilities as primary buyers seeking USDA-compliant canned fruit in bulk quantities delivered to central warehouses or distribution centers. State and local issuing bodies across this code span corrections departments, school districts (independent school systems and county boards of education), and health and human services agencies, with school nutrition programs emerging as the dominant purchaser category. Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Health and Human Services Commission appear as repeat buyers; school districts in Texas (Austin ISD, Dallas ISD), Georgia (Hancock County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, Douglas County), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools), and Connecticut (Bridgeport) solicit food products across this commodity family regularly, though individual school district opportunities often bundle applesauce within broader grocery or fresh-produce RFPs rather than as standalone line items.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Southwest, with Georgia school districts (Hancock County Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System), Texas agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections' applesauce ITB S2910000017453, due July 31, 2026; Texas HHS El Paso State Supported Living Center IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026; Texas TDCJ cafeteria food products IFB 304T26300CF, due May 4, 2026; Dallas ISD RFP JC250079, due April 2, 2026; Austin ISD RFP 27RFP004, due July 16, 2026), and secondary activity in Connecticut, Virginia, and Missouri. The Oregon Department of Corrections' canned applesauce procurement (ITB S2910000017453) represents a near-term opportunity: 4,760 cases of USDA-compliant canned applesauce, sweetened or unsweetened, smooth or chunky, packed in own juice or light syrup, delivered FOB destination to ODOC's Central Distribution Center in Salem in five truck loads of approximately 952 cases each, with the first delivery within 60 days of order receipt and subsequent deliveries 45 days apart, under a 5% Oregon goods preference and 5% Oregon bidder headquarters preference (combined 10% maximum). School district procurements typically embed applesauce within broader food product line items or grocery contracts evaluated on lowest responsive bid, firm fixed pricing, and delivery to multiple school locations with weekly or scheduled fulfillment windows.