UNSPSC 50554905: Canned or jarred non GMO arctic sweet nectarines

The variety of non GMO nectarines known as non GMO arctic sweet nectarines 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 50554905 Canned or jarred non-GMO arctic sweet nectarines is a Commodity code that spans food service procurement for schools, corrections facilities, senior services, and other state and local institutions purchasing shelf-stable canned fruit products—not exclusively the nectarines specified in the code name, but rather canned and jarred fruit items broadly. Recent opportunities solicited under or tagged with related codes show state and local buyers acquiring canned applesauce, dried fruit products, and mixed food commodities that include canned fruit; the sourcing reflects institutional food service operations rather than specialty retail positioning. Issuing bodies include county boards of education, state corrections departments, state health and human services agencies, city and county nutrition services, and independent school districts across multiple states. Single solicitations routinely encompass dozens or hundreds of line items mixing fresh produce, frozen proteins, dairy, dry goods, and canned fruit within consolidated food-service RFPs and IFBs, suggesting that vendors competing for this code often supply broader food-commodity portfolios rather than nectarines alone.

Geographic activity spans Georgia (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Hancock County Board of Education), Texas (Austin ISD, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), Illinois (State of Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy), Oregon (Oregon Department of Corrections), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), and unnamed statewide Georgia procurement. Recent representative opportunities include Gwinnett County's October 2026 informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables due October 19, 2026; Oregon Department of Corrections' July 2026 ITB for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with bids due July 31, 2026 and a historical price of $21.84 per case; and Texas HHSC's March 2026 IFB for supplemental food and consumables across 210 line items including frozen and canned fruits, with a maximum potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years. Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic content for processed products) and state-preference programs (Oregon's combined 10 percent preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and resident bidders; MBE/CBE certifications in Connecticut) appear in multiple solicitations. Pricing is typically quoted per unit or per case on firm, fixed terms with FOB Destination delivery to institutional distribution centers or school warehouses, and awards frequently split across multiple vendors by line item or go to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.