UNSPSC 50555843: Canned or jarred non GMO joanna red plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO joanna red 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 50555843 Canned or jarred non GMO joanna red plums, a Commodity code, sees state and local procurement activity concentrated in institutional food service—primarily school districts, corrections facilities, and state health and human services agencies purchasing shelf-stable prepared foods for cafeteria, nutrition program, and residential facility operations. Recent solicitations reveal that the code is deployed broadly across multi-item food commodity procurements where canned and jarred produce items appear alongside proteins, dairy, grains, and other pantry staples rather than as standalone line items. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code span state departments of corrections and health services, county boards of education, city boards of education, and county purchasing offices; the State of Illinois, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Oregon Department of Corrections, and Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners appear repeatedly. The work is uniform across issuing bodies: food sourcing and delivery to central warehouses, distribution centers, or designated facility locations on firm-fixed-price contracts with delivery terms of FOB Destination, acceptance of brand-or-equal substitutions where permitted, compliance with USDA standards and FDA regulations, and multi-line-item award structures frequently split across multiple vendors.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, and Connecticut based on recent postings. Representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's May 2026 IFB for supplemental food and consumables (HHS0016792V2) serving state hospitals and state supported living centers statewide with 210 line items and a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years; the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' October 2026 informal written quote (IWQ 140229) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned products, with quotes due October 19, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections' July 2026 ITB (S-29100-00017453) for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with a historical price of $21.84 per case; and the City of Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 bid for commodities including 115 line items across eggs, poultry, cheese, beef, and fruit and vegetable products with contract term through June 30, 2027. All recent opportunities use IFB, RFQ, or RFP notice types with response deadlines typically 7–20 days from posting and require three-year record retention, commercial general liability insurance minimums ranging from $500,000 to $2 million, and compliance with Buy American provisions where school nutrition programs are involved.