UNSPSC 50555419: Canned or jarred non GMO french butter pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO french butter pears 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 50555419 Canned or jarred non-GMO French butter pears is a Commodity code covering shelf-stable preserved fruit products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service — school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, veterans homes, and senior services. The recent solicitation activity shows state and local buyers purchasing canned and jarred fruit items as components of broader food-service procurement, not in isolation; the code's nominal scope (French butter pears specifically) does not align closely with what is actually being bought under it. Recent opportunities name applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, and mixed produce and commodity food items far more frequently than the specific product the code names. Issuing bodies include state corrections and health agencies, state veterans homes, county boards of education, county senior services departments, city school nutrition programs, and independent school districts. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office, and multiple Georgia and Texas school districts appear as repeat buyers of canned and preserved fruit products.

Geographic spread spans the Southeast (Georgia, Florida), the Southwest (Texas), the Pacific Northwest (Oregon), the Midwest (Illinois), and Connecticut, with Texas, Georgia, and Oregon showing the most recent ITB and IFB activity. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce, posted July 10, 2026, due July 31, 2026, with award to the lowest responsive bidder at $21.84 per case historical pricing; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to the El Paso State Supported Living Center, posted June 11, 2026, due July 13, 2026, with historical contract value of $1.5 million annually; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning 200+ line items for the 2026-27 school year, posted June 10, 2026, due June 26, 2026; and Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote request PE77023NONST2027000000782 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables, posted October 13, 2026, due October 19, 2026. Most solicitations specify buy-American or domestic-content preferences, require F.O.B. destination pricing, and use IFB or ITB notice types with firm fixed pricing and single or multiple award options.