UNSPSC 50551624: Canned or jarred non GMO imperial apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO imperial 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 50551624 Canned or jarred non-GMO imperial apricots is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of shelf-stable, branded canned fruit products for institutional food service, including detention facilities, veterans homes, schools, and social services departments. Recent solicitations show that buying bodies source canned apricots and similar shelf-stable fruit products — applesauce, dried fruit bars — through a mix of competitive sealed-bid and informal quote processes, with purchasing driven by facility-level meal planning and inventory replenishment cycles. Issuing bodies include county boards of education (Hancock County Schools in Georgia), state departments of corrections (Oregon, Texas), state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC, Illinois), county social services departments (Gwinnett County, Georgia), and independent school districts (Austin ISD). The code sees activity across multiple states including Georgia, Oregon, Texas, Illinois, and Connecticut, with no single jurisdiction dominating recent solicitation volume.

Oregon Department of Corrections issued an Invitation to Bid (ITB) on May 18, 2026, for approximately 1,904 cases of canned fruit applesauce with a response deadline of June 2, 2026, and again on July 10, 2026, for 4,760 cases with bids due July 31, 2026 — the July ITB notes a historical award price of $21.84 per case to Robbins Sales. Texas HHSC/Department of State Health Services issued an IFB in May 2026 for supplemental food and consumables including canned fruits across state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with a maximum potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years; responses were due March 19, 2026. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requested informal written quotes on October 13, 2026, for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned products, with quotes due October 19, 2026, for delivery to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center by December 7, 2026. State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office solicited weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy for the fourth quarter of FY-27 in both brand-specific and brand-or-equal configurations, with proposals due August 24, 2026. Pricing is typically evaluated on a per-unit or per-case basis, with FOB destination and prepaid freight standard; delivery windows range from 45 to 72 hours for standing orders to 60 days for full truckload quantities.