UNSPSC 50551627: Canned or jarred non GMO kandy kot apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO kandy kot 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 50551627 Canned or jarred non-GMO candy-coated apricots, a Commodity code, maps poorly to the recent state and local solicitations in the dataset — the code appears in a single opportunity (Gwinnett County's food procurement) but that solicitation lists canned apricots generically among 35 line items of shelf-stable food products without specifying non-GMO or candy-coated variants. The broader set of opportunities under food procurement codes shows issuing bodies across multiple tiers — county boards of education and school districts (Hancock County Schools, Austin Independent School District, Bridgeport Board of Education), state departments and agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Illinois, State of Georgia), and county social-services departments (Gwinnett County) — soliciting canned fruits, applesauces, and fresh produce under IFB, RFP, and IWQ notice types. Canned and jarred fruit appears frequently in these procurements but typically as one line item among dozens rather than as a standalone specialty product, and the recent activity does not isolate purchases of non-GMO or candy-coated variants.

Geographic activity concentrates in the South and West, with multiple recent opportunities from Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County, State of Georgia), Texas (Austin ISD, HHSC, TDCJ), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Illinois (Veterans Home), and Connecticut (Bridgeport). Representative recent solicitations include Gwinnett County's IWQ 140229 requesting approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables and proteins due October 19, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026 with a historical price of $21.84 per case; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center due July 13, 2026, with a historical contract value of $1.5 million for the prior 12-month period. The code shows limited decision-relevance for vendors pursuing non-GMO or specialty fruit products; generic canned-fruit procurement dominates activity instead.