UNSPSC 50555845: Canned or jarred non GMO king james plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO king james 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 50555845 Canned or jarred non-GMO King James plums is a Commodity code that sees minimal direct recent activity—the code itself does not appear in current state and local solicitations. Recent opportunities tagged to this commodity family instead focus on related canned and processed fruit products, particularly applesauce, dried fruit bars, and fresh produce for school nutrition and institutional food service, indicating that state and local buyers in this code space are purchasing preserved fruit items as components of larger food service contracts rather than specialty plum products in isolation.

Issuing bodies across recent opportunities span school districts (Austin ISD, Dallas ISD, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Liberty County, Hancock County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Douglas County systems), state departments and agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Chief Procurement Office, Texas Comptroller/TDCJ, Georgia Department of Education through county boards), and municipal education services (Bridgeport Board of Education). School nutrition programs dominate the buyer base, with institutional food service for correctional facilities, state supported living centers, and state hospitals representing secondary volume. Recent canned and preserved fruit procurements include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (response due July 31, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables including preserved fruit categories for the El Paso State Supported Living Center ($1.5 million historical value, response due July 13, 2026), and multiple school district RFPs and IFBs for fresh produce and specialty food items that often include canned fruit components. Geographic activity centers on Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Connecticut, Missouri, and Illinois, with school nutrition procurement representing the highest concentration. The code shows light activity overall; opportunities are typically subsumed within broader food service and commodity procurement categories rather than solicited as standalone specialty products, and when canned fruit appears, it does so alongside dried fruit, applesauce, and fresh produce as line items in master grocery or food service contracts rather than as dedicated solicitations for plum products specifically.