UNSPSC 50551608: Canned or jarred non GMO castlebrite apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO castlebrite apricots 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 50551608 Canned or jarred non-GMO Castlebrite apricots is a Commodity code that captures state and local food-service procurement for shelf-stable canned and jarred fruit products, typically purchased as part of larger food-supply contracts for institutional feeding programs including schools, corrections facilities, senior services, and state-supported living centers. Recent opportunities show demand across multiple product lines—canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, fresh produce, and shelf-stable proteins and vegetables—rather than apricots specifically, indicating that the code's nominal scope diverges from what agencies are actively soliciting. The issuing bodies range broadly across state corrections and health departments, county boards of education and services departments, city school districts, and state veterans facilities. Procurement occurs through IFB, RFP, and informal written quote processes, with awards typically made to lowest responsive and responsible bidders based on unit pricing or best-value analysis.

Geographic activity spans multiple states including Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut, with the most recent and densest activity in the Southwest (Texas, Oregon) and Southeast (Georgia) through June 2026. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with a response due July 31, 2026, at $21.84 per case historical pricing; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB #SN002-2027 for over 200 line items of fresh produce across multiple varieties with sealed bids due June 26, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables serving state-supported living centers with bids due July 13, 2026, based on a prior-period value of $1.5 million; and Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items with responses due October 19, 2026. Most contracts require compliance with Buy American provisions, USDA commodity standards, commercial liability insurance of $1 million minimum, and delivery to institutional food-service centers on FOB destination terms. Price stability, firm fixed-unit pricing, and brand-or-equal substitution are standard contractual terms across this activity.