UNSPSC 50555803: Canned or jarred non GMO aurora plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO aurora plums 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 50555803 Canned or jarred non-GMO aurora plums (Commodity) does not align with the state and local procurement activity recorded under this code. The recent opportunities block contains thirteen solicitations, none of which seek aurora plums; instead, the opportunities span canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, quarterly food supply, cafeteria food products, fresh produce, eggs, and broad-based food service distribution contracts. The nominal code scope—canned or jarred aurora plums with non-GMO designation—appears to represent a narrow commodity within the broader category of preserved fruit products that state and local governments actually procure. Food service buyers at corrections facilities, state health agencies, school districts, and institutional food services are actively purchasing canned and preserved fruits, but the specific aurora plum product line does not feature in the recent solicitations examined.

The recent opportunities reveal that state and local issuing bodies—Oregon Department of Corrections, Austin Independent School District, State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, school boards across Georgia (Hancock County, Douglas County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Rockwood R-VI in Missouri), Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, and Dallas Independent School District in Texas—are procuring canned and preserved fruit products as line items within larger food service contracts rather than standalone aurora plum purchases. Canned applesauce appears twice in recent Oregon Department of Corrections ITBs (posted May 18 and July 10, 2026, with response dates of June 2 and July 31 respectively), suggesting that specific canned fruit products move through state procurement channels, but the evidence does not support dedicated solicitation activity for non-GMO aurora plums as a distinct purchasing line.