UNSPSC 50551618: Canned or jarred non GMO gold brite apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO gold brite 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 50551618 Canned or jarred non-GMO gold brite apricots is a Commodity code that represents state and local demand for shelf-stable canned fruit products, particularly those meeting specific varietal, processing, and sourcing standards. Recent solicitations reveal that state and local governments use this code to procure canned and jarred fruit for institutional food service—school districts, senior services programs, correctional facilities, and state health and human services operations—with products typically specified by brand, variety, or commodity grade. The scope encompasses both branded fruit purchases and commodity-equivalent specifications where brand substitution is permitted, with deliveries made to central food distribution centers or institutional kitchens on FOB-Destination terms. Issuing bodies include county boards of education, state departments (corrections, health and human services, veterans affairs), city schools, state supported living centers, and county senior services departments. School districts and state institutions dominate the buyer base, with particular activity among state correctional and veterans' services agencies.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest, with recent opportunities posted by Gwinnett County Schools (Georgia), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), the State of Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy, the Oregon Department of Corrections, and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two canned applesauce ITBs (S2910000016975, due June 2, 2026, and S2910000017453, due July 31, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. PST), each for approximately 1,900 to 4,760 cases delivered to Salem with a 5% combined state-vendor preference, historical pricing around $21.84 per case, and required USDA commodity compliance. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners posted an IFB (PE77023NONST2027000000782, due October 19, 2026) for approximately 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables and proteins for the Department of Community Services. The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office solicited weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy on brand-specific and brand-or-equal bases (solicitations 27497DVAQUINCB52820 and 27497DVAQUINCB53751, due June 17 and August 24, 2026). Multiple current opportunities show no recent activity specific to the exact code name (canned or jarred non-GMO gold brite apricots); most recent state and local procurement under related codes purchases generic or mixed canned fruit, applesauce, and vegetables through commodity or brand-or-equal specifications rather than a single varietal product.