UNSPSC 50551632: Canned or jarred non GMO lulu belle apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO lulu belle 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 50551632 Canned or jarred non-GMO Lulu Belle apricots is a Commodity code that captures shelf-stable canned fruit procured by state and local food-service operations for institutional feeding — primarily state correctional facilities, veterans' homes, school districts, county social services, and health and human services agencies. State and local governments buy under this code to stock central distribution centers and on-site food service operations serving incarcerated individuals, students, elderly persons, and residents of state-supported living centers. The procurement typically moves through informal written quotes (IWQ), invitations to bid (ITB), and requests for proposals (RFP), with vendors expected to meet USDA commodity specifications, FDA food-safety standards, and delivery commitments on FOB-destination terms. Scope varies from small single-jurisdiction purchases of a few dozen cases to statewide multi-facility contracts spanning thousands of cases, with awards made to lowest responsive and responsible bidders or on best-value criteria that weigh price against vendor performance history and delivery reliability.

Recent activity clusters in Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut, with issuing bodies including county boards of education (Hancock County, Georgia), county social services (Gwinnett County, Georgia), state corrections departments (Oregon, Texas), state veterans' facilities (Illinois), state health and human services agencies (Texas), school districts (Austin ISD), and municipal education agencies (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut). Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County's October 2026 IWQ for approximately 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables due October 19, 2026; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's August 2026 proposals for weekly food orders at the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (brand-specific and brand-or-equal variants) with an August 24 deadline; the Oregon Department of Corrections' July 2026 ITB for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (historical award price $21.84 per case) due July 31; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's June 2026 IFB for food and consumable products supporting the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million, due July 13. Contracts typically run one to two years with optional renewals, firm fixed pricing for the initial term, and delivery within 45 to 72 hours of order or on scheduled intervals managed by warehouse staff.