UNSPSC 50556001: Canned or jarred non GMO chandler pomelo

The variety of non GMO pomelos known as non GMO chandler pomelo that has 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 50556001 Canned or jarred non-GMO chandler pomelo is a Commodity code that in practice encompasses shelf-stable fruit and vegetable products sourced for institutional food service, though the recent state and local opportunities show little activity specifically under canned pomelo — the code's nominal scope — and instead reflect a broader institutional procurement pattern under related food-service categories. State and local buyers soliciting under related codes are purchasing canned fruit (applesauce), dried fruit products (bars and crisps), fresh produce assortments, and mixed shelf-stable food items (proteins, grains, condiments, and prepared entrees) for corrections facilities, veterans homes, school districts, senior services centers, and state-supported living centers. Issuing bodies include county boards of education (Hancock County, Georgia; Austin Independent School District, Texas), county departments of social services (Gwinnett County, Georgia), state departments of corrections (Oregon, Texas), state agencies managing veterans and health services (Illinois, Texas), and municipal school nutrition programs (Bridgeport, Connecticut). Recent opportunities show this activity spread across Georgia, Texas, Illinois, Oregon, and Connecticut, with repeat procurement from state correctional and veterans institutions.

The most recent representative opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners issuing an IFB for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, sauces, soups, canned vegetables) with responses due October 19, 2026; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office posting multiple brand-specific and brand-or-equal RFPs for weekly food orders to the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy across multiple quarters with August and June response windows; the Oregon Department of Corrections issuing an ITB for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with bids due July 31, 2026, at $21.84 per case historical pricing; Austin Independent School District requesting proposals for dried fruit bars and apple crisps due July 16, 2026; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission posting an IFB for food and consumable products to El Paso State Supported Living Center with responses due July 11, 2026, and a prior-period value of $1.5 million. Contract values in recent solicitations where disclosed range from under $50,000 to $1.5 million annually, with multi-year terms and volume-based pricing common.