UNSPSC 50551647: Canned or jarred non GMO royal orange apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO royal orange 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 50551647 Canned or jarred non-GMO royal orange apricots (Commodity) represents a narrow food-supply line that state and local governments procure as part of broader food-service contracting, typically bundled with dozens or hundreds of other shelf-stable produce items rather than solicited in isolation. Recent opportunities show the code does not see standalone demand; instead, canned and jarred fruit products appear as line items within large food-commodity buys serving corrections facilities, state veterans homes, school nutrition programs, senior services, and public hospitals. The issuing bodies are diverse — state departments of corrections and health services, county boards of education and commissioners, independent school districts, and municipal nutrition centers all appear in the recent record. Georgia, Texas, Illinois, Oregon, Connecticut, and Ohio jurisdictions have posted relevant food-service contracts in the past four months. A representative opportunity is Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IFB for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables and proteins for the Department of Community Services, due October 19, 2026, with delivery required to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center by December 7, 2026, evaluated on lowest unit-of-measure pricing and F.O.B. Destination delivery within 72 hours of order.

Geographic concentration appears strongest in the Southeast and across state prison and institutional-food networks. Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted a major IFB in June 2026 for food and consumable products serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center with estimated historical value of $1.5 million annually, evaluated on best value rather than price alone and with firm-fixed unit-rate pricing. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division, issued a large IFB in May 2026 for cafeteria food products across five geographic warehouse regions with approximately 382 line items and an initial contract term through August 31, 2027, plus two optional one-year renewals. Oregon Department of Corrections has posted repeated ITBs for canned applesauce (May and July 2026) with historical awards to Robbins Sales and MJ Kellner, applying a combined 10 percent preference for Oregon-fabricated and Oregon-headquartered bidders. Austin Independent School District posted an RFP in June 2026 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps delivered to the district's central warehouse. These large institutional and school buyers dominate activity; the code sees little commercial or small-order volume outside government food-service channels.