UNSPSC 50555427: Canned or jarred non GMO kings royal pears

The variety of non GMO pears known as non GMO kings royal 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 50555427 Canned or jarred non-GMO kings royal pears is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of shelf-stable canned and jarred fruit products for institutional food service, including pears, applesauce, and dried fruit bars for school nutrition, corrections facilities, health and human services centers, and senior services programs. Recent solicitations show purchasing bodies acquiring these items as line items within broader food-supply contracts rather than as standalone procurements, with quantities ranging from dozens of cases in multi-item school district bids to thousands of cases in statewide institutional food-service contracts. Issuing bodies include county boards of education, state correctional and health departments, municipalities and city school districts, and state agency procurement offices on behalf of subordinate facilities. The code sits at the intersection of institutional feeding (corrections, health services, schools) and commodity food procurement, with brand-or-equal specifications common across solicitations.

Recent activity spans Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, Texas, and Connecticut. The Oregon Department of Corrections has issued two ITBs for canned applesauce (S2910000016975, due June 2, 2026, and S2910000017453, due July 31, 2026), each for approximately 1,900 to 4,760 cases delivered to its Central Distribution Center in Salem with a historical price around $21.84 per case. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited supplemental food and consumables (HHS0016792V2, due March 19, 2026) spanning 210 line items and offering a potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years across state hospitals and supported living centers statewide. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) requested fresh produce bids (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) covering over 200 produce line items for school nutrition, while Gwinnett County (Georgia) issued an informal quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned products (PE77023NONST2027000000782, due October 19, 2026). The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office has posted multiple brand-specific and brand-or-equal food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy on a quarterly basis (June and August 2026 postings). The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut solicited 115 commodity line items for its Board of Education Nutrition Center (BNB053266, due June 26, 2026) with Buy American and MBE/CBE compliance required. Most contracts require FOB destination delivery with prepaid freight, firm fixed pricing for the initial term, compliance with USDA commodity standards, and awards to lowest responsive and responsible bidders or best-value determination at the purchasing entity's discretion.