UNSPSC 50554918: Canned or jarred non GMO fantasia nectarines

The variety of non GMO nectarines known as non GMO fantasia 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 50554918, Canned or jarred non-GMO fantasia nectarines, is a Commodity code that encompasses shelf-stable canned and jarred fruit products procured by state and local food service operations, including schools, corrections facilities, senior services centers, and state-supported living centers. Recent solicitations under this code show state and local buyers sourcing canned and jarred fruit items—applesauce, canned fruit, and dried fruit products—as components of broader food-service procurement. The code sits within a larger family of canned fruit and preserved-fruit acquisitions that state and local governments buy for institutional food service, with the nominal code scope (non-GMO fantasia nectarines) appearing less frequently than related preserved-fruit categories. Issuing bodies include county boards of education, state correctional and veterans' facilities, city and county social-services departments, state health and human services commissions, and independent school districts. Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and Georgia and Illinois state agencies have posted multiple recent opportunities for canned and preserved-fruit products.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest. The Oregon Department of Corrections has issued two ITBs for canned applesauce (S2910000017453, due July 31, 2026, and S2910000016975, due June 2, 2026), each specifying approximately 1,900–4,760 cases delivered to Salem under Oregon goods and resident-bidder preferences totaling 10 percent; the historical award price was approximately $21.83 per case. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia) requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables under IWQ 140229 (due October 19, 2026). Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited supplemental food and consumables statewide (IFB HHS0016792v2, closed March 19, 2026, with a three-year contract value ceiling of $4.5 million) and fresh and frozen products for state supported living centers (IFB HHS0017449, due July 11, 2026). The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Board of Education requested commodities including fruit and vegetable products through June 26, 2026. Austin Independent School District issued an RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (27RFP004, due July 16, 2026). State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office has posted multiple quarterly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy under both brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications (due August 24, 2026 for the September–December quarter). Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) bid fresh produce with over 200 line items spanning multiple apple varieties and berries for the 2026–27 school year (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026).