UNSPSC 50554931: Canned or jarred non GMO may diamond nectarines

The variety of non GMO nectarines known as non GMO may diamond 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 50554931 Canned or jarred non-GMO May Diamond nectarines is a Commodity code that encompasses state and local government procurement of shelf-stable, canned or jarred fruit products, primarily nectarines, for institutional food service operations including corrections facilities, veterans homes, state-supported living centers, schools, and county social services. State and local purchasing offices issue informal written quotes (IWQ), invitations to bid (ITB), and requests for proposals (RFP) for these items as line-item components within broader food-supply solicitations rather than as standalone procurements; the code sees use across corrections departments, state health and human services agencies, county boards of education, and county social services divisions. The work solicited under the code centers on bulk purchase of canned or jarred fruit meeting USDA commodity or FDA standards, with delivery to central distribution centers or institutional feeding locations on FOB destination terms, pricing quoted per case or per unit of measure, and firm fixed pricing maintained across contract terms.

Recent activity spans multiple states with concentration in the Southeast and significant representation from state corrections and health agencies nationwide. The Oregon Department of Corrections has posted two ITBs for canned applesauce (approximately 1,904 and 4,760 cases respectively, May and July 2026) with responses due June 2 and July 31, 2026, and a 5 percent Oregon-vendor preference applied; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued an IFB for supplemental food and consumables including fruit products to state hospitals and state-supported living centers statewide, with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years and a bid deadline of March 19, 2026; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited cafeteria food products across five geographic warehouse areas with 382 line items and an extended response deadline of May 4, 2026; and Gwinnett County, Georgia requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables with a response deadline of October 19, 2026. Austin Independent School District posted an RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps with a July 16, 2026 deadline, and the State of Illinois has repeatedly solicited weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy on a quarterly cycle with brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications.