UNSPSC 50551630: Canned or jarred non GMO lambertin apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO lambertin 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 50551630 Canned or jarred non-GMO lambertin apricots is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual food products state and local governments are procuring under this classification. The recent opportunities tagged with this code show instead widespread solicitation for canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, fresh produce, eggs, and broad categories of food service supplies for institutional nutrition programs — not the specific specialty item named in the code.

State and local buyers using this code span school districts (Austin Independent School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Fairfax County Public Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Rockwood R-VI School District, Dallas Independent School District), state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, State of Georgia), and specialized state facilities (Texas HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center). School districts dominate the recent activity, with food service procurement driven by child nutrition and meal programs. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026, evaluated under Oregon's 5% combined preference for in-state goods and bidder location; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center with responses due July 13, 2026, covering broad NIGP food supply categories at a historical expenditure level of $1.5 million annually; and Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 with sealed bids due April 27, 2026, requiring weekly delivery to 45 schools plus seven distribution kitchens across the 2026-27 school year.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Southwest. Georgia school districts (Hancock County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Douglas County through the GEC Buying Cooperative) show sustained procurement; Texas buyers (HHSC, TDCJ, Dallas ISD, and local health facilities) represent a second major cluster; and Oregon (Department of Corrections, multiple applesauce solicitations) demonstrates repeat activity in institutional food service. Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education), Illinois, and Virginia (Fairfax County) round out active jurisdictions. The code's classification mismatch — nominal focus on a specialty non-GMO fruit variety against actual procurement of mainstream food service commodities — signals that the code is being applied as a catch-all for institutional food product sourcing rather than as a precision category. Opportunity frequency remains steady through mid-2026 with school year procurement cycles (July start dates predominant) driving bidding windows concentrated in spring and early summer months.