UNSPSC 50553489: Canned or jarred non GMO summer royal grapes

The variety of non GMO table grapes known as non GMO summer royal grapes 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 50553489, Canned or jarred non-GMO summer royal grapes, is a Commodity code that in practice captures state and local procurement of shelf-stable canned and jarred fruit products—including applesauce, dried fruit bars, and other preserved produce—for food service operations at schools, correctional facilities, state hospitals, senior centers, and other institutional settings. Recent solicitations show issuing bodies treating the code broadly to cover multi-item food commodity buys that include preserved fruit alongside proteins, vegetables, and staple ingredients, with individual line items for specific fruit products nested within larger food-service procurements. The mix of issuing bodies spans state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois, State of Georgia), county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia), city school districts (Austin Independent School District, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), and specialized state facilities (Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy). Repeat buyers include the State of Illinois (multiple quarterly food orders for veterans' home and state hospitals) and the Oregon Department of Corrections (recurring applesauce procurements).

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Pacific Northwest. Oregon Department of Corrections issued two ITBs for canned applesauce (May and July 2026, both due within weeks of posting and awarded at approximately $21.83 per case historically); Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited supplemental food and consumables for state hospitals and living centers statewide in May 2026 (IFB HHS0016792v2, $4.5 million potential value over three years); Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requested informal written quotes for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned products in October 2026 (IFB PE77023NONST2027000000782, due October 19, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited fresh produce for 2026–27 in June 2026 (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26); and Texas Department of Criminal Justice sought cafeteria food products across five warehouse regions (IFB 304T-26-300CF, extended to May 4, 2026). The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office issued multiple solicitations for weekly food orders at the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (brand-specific and brand-or-equal variants, due August 24 and June 17, 2026). Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic content appear in school district and institutional procurements. Delivery is typically FOB destination with prepaid freight, and awards are made to lowest responsive and responsible bidders or on best-value criteria, frequently with the right to split awards across multiple vendors by line item.