UNSPSC 50555871: Canned or jarred non GMO royal zee plums

The variety of non GMO plums known as non GMO royal zee 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 50555871 Canned or jarred non-GMO royal zee plums is a Commodity code that state and local governments have used to solicit a broad range of shelf-stable food items for institutional food service operations — not canned or jarred plums specifically. Recent opportunities under this code cover institutional procurement of diverse food commodities including fresh produce, frozen specialty items, proteins, dairy products, grains, canned vegetables and fruits, and consumable supplies by school districts, county boards of education, state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, and municipal governments. Issuing bodies span Gwinnett County (Georgia), the State of Illinois, the Oregon Department of Corrections, Austin Independent School District (Texas), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Work being solicited includes multi-line-item food procurement for nutrition programs, correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, and senior services; representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County's IFB for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, and canned vegetables (due October 19, 2026), the State of Illinois' RFP for weekly food orders to the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (due August 24, 2026), and the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce delivered to Salem (due July 31, 2026).

Geographic activity is concentrated in the Southeast and Southwest, with recent solicitations from Georgia, Texas, and Connecticut; activity also appears in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon) and Midwest (Illinois). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and state supported living centers statewide represents a larger-value institutional procurement with a maximum potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years. School nutrition programs and correctional institutions dominate the buyer base, with state facility food service operations (state supported living centers, veterans homes, correctional centers) and K–12 school districts as primary customers. Most solicitations are structured as IFBs or RFPs with firm-fixed pricing on a per-unit or per-case basis; delivery is typically FOB Destination with 24- to 72-hour turnaround common, and Buy American or domestic-content preferences appear in school district and certain state procurements.