UNSPSC 50551616: Canned or jarred non GMO flaming gold apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO flaming gold 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 50551616, Canned or jarred non-GMO flaming gold apricots, is a Commodity code that in practice encompasses a broader set of shelf-stable canned and jarred fruit products procured by state and local governments for food service operations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers treating this code as covering all canned fruit items—applesauce, canned mixed fruit, and similar preserved fruit—rather than the narrow nominal category. Issuing bodies include county boards of education, state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, school districts, and county social services departments. The work is straightforward procurement of pre-packaged canned fruit meeting USDA commodity or FDA food safety standards, delivered FOB destination to central warehouse or distribution points, with pricing quoted per case or per unit and firm-fixed cost structures common across contracts. Most solicitations require compliance with Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic content for processed products), USDA grade certificates, product shelf-life minimums (typically one year remaining from best-use-by date), and standard food-service documentation including nutritional analyses, recall procedures, and vendor references.

Geographic activity centers on the Southeast and West Coast. Oregon Department of Corrections has issued multiple ITBs for canned applesauce (May and July 2026), with historical awards to Robbins Sales and MJ Kellner; Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Texas Department of Criminal Justice are active buyers of broad food commodity categories that include canned fruit; and Georgia, Georgia school districts (Hancock County), and Illinois (Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy) have posted food procurement RFQs and RFPs that encompass canned or shelf-stable fruit. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and Austin Independent School District represent additional recent activity. Concrete recent examples include the Oregon Department of Corrections IFB for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026, with historical pricing at $21.84 per case and Oregon-goods and resident-bidder preferences of up to 10 percent combined; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners IFQ for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (including canned vegetables and proteins) due October 19, 2026, delivered to Lawrenceville, Georgia; and the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (both brand-specific and brand-or-equal versions posted August 19, 2026, with proposals due August 24, 2026).