UNSPSC 50555506: Canned or jarred non GMO giant fuyu persimmons

The variety of non GMO persimmons known as non GMO giant fuyu persimmons 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 50555506 Canned or jarred non-GMO giant fuyu persimmons is a Commodity code that in practice sees little state and local procurement activity aligned with its literal scope; recent opportunities in the dataset are instead buying broader canned and fresh fruit, vegetable, and food-service commodities for schools, county services, state institutions, and correctional facilities. The issuing bodies are predominantly county school districts, state departments (corrections, health and human services, veterans affairs), counties, cities, and independent school districts across multiple states. Work ranges from individual fresh-produce line items (apples, berries, citrus, melons, leafy greens) to shelf-stable canned proteins, sauces, soups, and vegetables; dried fruit bars and apple crisps; and large-scale cafeteria and institutional food-service supply contracts. Recent opportunities show school nutrition programs, county senior services, state correctional facilities, state supported living centers, and state veterans homes as repeat buyers, with contract terms typically running 12 months or multi-year with renewal options.

Activity is concentrated in the Southeast and across Texas, with notable recent solicitations from Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia) requesting approximately 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable food items via informal written quote due October 19, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) seeking over 200 fresh produce line items via IFB due June 26, 2026; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office issuing multiple brand-specific and brand-or-equal weekly food-order RFPs for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy with proposals due August 24, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections issuing ITBs for canned applesauce (approximately 4,760 cases) due July 31, 2026, and earlier bids for 1,904 cases due June 2, 2026, with a 10 percent combined Oregon-product and resident-bidder preference; Austin Independent School District requesting proposals for dried fruit bars and apple crisps via RFP due July 16, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting food and consumable products for state supported living centers and state hospitals via IFB with historical annual value of $1.5 million; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut seeking 115 commodity line items via electronic bid due June 26, 2026, under Buy American and MBE/CBE provisions; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issuing a 382-line-item cafeteria food-products IFB due May 4, 2026, across five geographic warehouse distribution points.