UNSPSC 50555343: Canned or jarred non GMO redglobe peaches

The variety of non GMO peaches known as non GMO redglobe peaches 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 50555343 Canned or jarred non-GMO red globe peaches (Commodity) does not align with the state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The recent opportunities show solicitation volume concentrated in school nutrition programs and state institutional food service, but the underlying work being bought is broad-based food supply including canned fruits, fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and prepared entrees — not peaches specifically or even canned fruit as a dominant category. The Oregon Department of Corrections and multiple school districts are soliciting canned applesauce, fresh produce assortments, and mixed food baskets under notices that span IFB, RFP, and ITB methods. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (a single canned-fruit commodity) and the actual procurement landscape (multi-category institutional food supply) suggests the code captures a narrow subset of activity or serves as a catch-all classification for diverse food items within broader nutrition and food-service contracts.

Activity is concentrated in school nutrition programs across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Connecticut, Oregon, and Virginia, with secondary representation in state corrections, state health and human services, and institutional living centers. The Douglas County School System in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Dallas Independent School District in Texas, and Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia are repeat buyers on multiple concurrent food-supply procurements. Representative recent work includes the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce due July 31, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for mixed food and consumable products (prior value $1.5 million annually) due July 13, 2026; and the Hancock County Board of Education IFB for over 200 line items of fresh produce due June 26, 2026. The code shows substantial recent activity but little specificity — peaches, canned or fresh, represent a minor line item within multi-hundred-item solicitations, and the Commodity code does not meaningfully predict what state and local buyers will actually award or in what volume.