UNSPSC 50553103: Canned or jarred non GMO calimyrna figs

The variety of non GMO figs known as non GMO calimyrna figs 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 50553103, Canned or jarred non-GMO Calimyrna figs (Commodity), describes shelf-stable preserved fruit products that state and local governments buy primarily as components of institutional food service — nutrition programs for schools, county senior services, correctional facilities, and state-supported living centers. Recent solicitations show that canned figs appear only occasionally as discrete line items within larger food commodity procurements; more commonly, state and local buyers source canned fruit broadly (applesauce, mixed fruits, fruit cups) as part of comprehensive food supply contracts that bundle proteins, vegetables, grains, and other staples under single awards. The issuing bodies include county boards of education, state departments of corrections, county social services departments, and state health and human services agencies managing institutional food service. Georgia, Texas, Illinois, Oregon, and Connecticut show recent activity, with school districts and state correctional systems as the dominant repeat buyers.

Recent opportunities under this code are sparse. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple ITBs for canned applesauce (S2910000016975 in May 2026 and S2910000017453 in July 2026, both ITBs with June and July response dates respectively), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued a supplemental food and consumables IFB (HHS0016792V2, closed March 19, 2026) covering 210 line items of fresh, frozen, and canned products for state hospitals and supported living centers. More representative of current market activity are broader institutional food supply contracts: Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners solicited 1,062 cases of shelf-stable foods including canned vegetables and proteins (IWQ 140229, IFB, October 19, 2026 response date); the State of Illinois posted multiple weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (brand-specific and brand-or-equal variants, June and August 2026); and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued an IFB for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five geographic regions (304T26300CF, May 4, 2026 response date). Canned figs as a discrete commodity rarely appears in these solicitations; vendors pursuing this code should treat it as a niche item within much larger institutional food service frameworks rather than as a standalone procurement category.