UNSPSC 50555816: Canned or jarred non GMO blackamber plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO blackamber 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 50555816 Canned or jarred non-GMO blackamber plums, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line within institutional food service procurement. State and local governments purchase canned plums directly through school districts, corrections departments, health and human services agencies, and county nutrition programs serving senior centers, state hospitals, and state-supported living centers. The scope spans shelf-stable canned fruit products meeting USDA commodity specifications, typically packed in juice, water, or light syrup with minimum one-year shelf life and compliance with FDA and USDA food safety standards. Issuing bodies include state corrections departments, state health and human services commissions, county boards of education, city and county nutrition services, school districts, and county senior services centers. Recent opportunities show issuing bodies ranging from single-facility purchases (county senior centers ordering dozens of cases) to statewide multi-facility contracts (state corrections systems and health agencies procuring thousands of cases quarterly or annually).

Recent activity appears concentrated in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two separate ITBs for canned applesauce in May and July 2026 (roughly 1,900–4,760 cases per solicitation), with historical pricing around $21.83–$21.84 per case and awards to vendors including MJ Kellner and Robbins Sales. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited supplemental and cafeteria food products including canned fruits as line items within broader food commodities contracts valued up to $4.5 million over three years and approximately 382 line items respectively. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia requested roughly 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned products (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026, RFQ); the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office solicited weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy on a recurring quarterly basis (brand-specific and brand-or-equal solicitations in June and August 2026, ITB due dates June 17 and August 24, 2026). Austin Independent School District issued an RFP for dried fruit and apple crisps (due July 16, 2026). These contracts typically award to lowest responsive and responsible bidders or best-value propositions, with F.O.B. destination, prepaid delivery, firm fixed pricing, and compliance with Buy American provisions where school nutrition or federal funding applies.