UNSPSC 50551651: Canned or jarred non GMO tracy apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO tracy 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 50551651 Canned or jarred non-GMO Tracy apricots, a Commodity code, describes shelf-stable canned and jarred fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily for food service operations at correctional facilities, veterans homes, state-supported living centers, schools, and county social-services agencies. Recent solicitations show governments buying canned applesauce, canned fruit, and dried fruit products as line items within broader food-supply contracts rather than as standalone specialized procurements; the code's nominal focus on non-GMO Tracy apricots does not reflect current buying patterns, which emphasize USDA-compliant canned and preserved fruit meeting commodity specifications and shelf-life requirements for institutional food service. Issuing bodies include state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, State of Illinois), county school districts and boards of education (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Austin Independent School District in Texas, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), county government social-services departments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia), and municipal procurement offices. Canned fruit appears in procurement notices as one line item among dozens or hundreds in larger food and consumables contracts rather than as a standalone category; contracts typically specify USDA 2011 commodity specifications, minimum one-year shelf life, compliance with FDA and USDA standards, and delivery to institutional food-service or distribution centers.

Recent activity spans Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Illinois, and Connecticut, with the most visible recent opportunities in correctional and veterans-home food service in the West and South. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S-29100-00017453 for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with delivery to Salem beginning within 60 days (bid closed July 31, 2026, with a historical award price of $21.84 per case to Robbins Sales); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0016792v2 for supplemental food and consumables statewide, encompassing 210 line items including canned fruit products with responses due March 19, 2026, and a maximum three-year contract value of $4.5 million; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across multiple warehouse locations with delivery to six distribution points across the state (responses due May 4, 2026, extended via addendum); and Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce and specialty-food IFB #SN002-2027 covering 200-plus line items with delivery to three school sites beginning July 1, 2026. Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content in processed products are standard in school-district and state-facility food procurements; Oregon applies a combined 10 percent state-resident and Oregon-goods preference to corrections procurement.