UNSPSC 50554953: Canned or jarred non GMO summer grand nectarines

The variety of non GMO nectarines known as non GMO summer grand 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 50554953 Canned or jarred non-GMO summer grand nectarines is a Commodity code that state and local governments rarely procure in isolation; instead, they buy packaged fruit products — canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, canned nectarines, and comparable shelf-stable items — as line items within larger food-service contracts for institutions including correctional facilities, veterans homes, state health agencies, school districts, and county nutrition programs. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under or adjacent to this code span county boards of education, state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, school districts, state veterans homes, and city boards of education. These buyers typically bundle produce, proteins, dairy, and consumables into umbrella food-supply RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs rather than issuing single-item solicitations. When packaged fruit does appear as a discrete line item, it is typically part of a multi-hundred-line commodity bid — for example, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's March 2026 supplemental food procurement encompassed 210 line items statewide across state hospitals and supported living centers, and the Oregon Department of Corrections' July 2026 applesauce ITB represented one recurring standing item in its institutional food supply chain.

Recent activity is concentrated in the South and Pacific Northwest, with state agencies in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, and Oregon posting multiple food-supply solicitations between May and October 2026. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two nearly identical canned applesauce ITBs (May 18 and July 10, 2026, both due within two weeks) totaling approximately 6,664 cases across the two bids, with historical award pricing at roughly $21.83 per case to prior vendors and a 10 percent combined preference for Oregon-fabricated and Oregon-headquartered bidders. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted a $4.5 million three-year supplemental food IFB (HHS0016792V2, due March 19, 2026) covering 210 line items including canned and fresh fruit, with responses required to a minimum 95 percent of line items. The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia requested informal quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables (due October 19, 2026), and the State of Illinois issued recurring quarterly brand-specific and brand-or-equal RFPs for weekly food orders at the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (multiple cycles, most recent due August 24, 2026). The Austin Independent School District posted an RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (due July 16, 2026), and the Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited fresh produce for SY27 with over 200 line items (IFB due June 26, 2026). Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic content appear routinely in school district and state agency solicitations; Oregon's preferences and Texas's SmartBuy administrative fees add cost-of-compliance factors.