UNSPSC 50553111: Canned or jarred non GMO white king figs

The variety of non GMO figs known as non GMO white king 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 50553111 Canned or jarred non GMO white king figs (Commodity) represents a narrow food procurement category that encompasses shelf-stable canned or jarred fig products meeting non-GMO specifications for institutional food service. State and local governments soliciting under this code purchase figs as part of broader food commodity contracts serving correctional facilities, senior centers, schools, state hospitals, and state-supported living centers. The issuing bodies span state agencies (departments of corrections, health and human services commissions), county boards of education, school districts, and county social services departments. Scope varies from single-item line-item bidding within large multi-hundred-item food procurement exercises to inclusion within mixed-produce and consumable-products contracts that bundle proteins, vegetables, fruits, grains, and related supplies.

Recent opportunities show activity concentrated in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest, with the most recent and largest volume solicitations coming from Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, and Connecticut. The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia) issued an IFB on October 13, 2026, for approximately 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables delivered by December 7, 2026 (response due October 19, 2026). The State of Illinois has posted multiple quarterly food-service RFPs for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy covering September through December 2026 and July through September 2026, using both brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications (responses due August 24 and June 17, 2026, respectively). Oregon Department of Corrections issued an ITB for canned applesauce (ITB S-29100-00017453, July 31, 2026 close) totaling 4,760 cases at approximately $21.84 per case, with a 10 percent combined preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and resident bidders. Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple food and consumables IFBs for state hospitals and supported living centers, including HHS0017449 (due July 11, 2026, historical value $1.5 million annually) and HHS0016792v2 (due March 19, 2026, maximum potential value $4.5 million over three years). School districts including Austin ISD (RFP 27RFP004, due July 16, 2026) and Hancock County Schools (Georgia, IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026, covering 200+ produce line items) regularly solicit food supplies. Most solicitations emphasize firm fixed pricing, FOB destination delivery, compliance with USDA commodity and FDA standards, and Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic content for processed items in school contracts).