UNSPSC 50553302: Canned or jarred non GMO duncan grapefruit

The variety of non GMO grapefruit known as non GMO duncan grapefruit that has 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 50553302 Canned or jarred non-GMO Duncan grapefruit, a Commodity code, describes shelf-stable canned and jarred fruit products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service—school districts, corrections departments, state hospitals, senior services centers, and state-supported living centers. Recent opportunities under this code span broader food-commodity procurement in which canned grapefruit appears as one line item among dozens of shelf-stable proteins, vegetables, fruits, and condiments. The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in October 2026 issued an informal written quote (IWQ) for approximately 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables for the Department of Community Services; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office solicited weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy with brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications; the Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITBs for canned applesauce; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission procured supplemental food and consumables for state hospitals and state-supported living centers statewide. Issuing bodies include state procurement offices, state departments (corrections, health and human services), county boards of education and commissioners, municipal school districts, and specialized institutional operators. Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, and Texas appear prominently in recent activity.

Recent opportunities cluster in the South and Pacific Northwest. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted two canned-applesauce ITBs (May 2026 and July 2026) with firm pricing evaluated per case and historical award references (Robbins Sales, MJ Kellner); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued a statewide supplemental-food IFB (May 2026) with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years and 210 line items of fresh, frozen, dry, and refrigerated products; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office issued multiple brand-specific and brand-or-equal quarterly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (June and August 2026); Gwinnett County (Georgia) posted an IWQ for food items delivery by December 7, 2026 (October 2026); and the Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB for over 200 fresh-produce line items (June 2026). Buy American provisions requiring a minimum of 51 percent domestic content apply in several state and local procurement contexts (Oregon, Georgia school districts, Connecticut). Delivery typically goes to institutional central distribution centers or warehouse locations on FOB destination terms with firm fixed pricing per unit or case, and vendors must maintain commercial general liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $2 million per occurrence. Response deadlines ranged from same-day (TDCJ, May 2026) to multi-week windows, with electronic submission through state procurement portals (Oregon, Texas, Connecticut) or email to purchasing contacts increasingly standard.