UNSPSC 50556100: Canned or jarred non GMO quinces

The type of non GMO fruit known as non GMO quinces 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 50556100 Canned or jarred non-GMO quinces is a Class code that frames a narrow commodity, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code procure canned and jarred fruit products far more broadly than quinces alone—applesauce, pears, and dried fruit bars dominate the recent record. State and local issuing bodies buying under this code span school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia; Austin Independent School District in Texas; Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri; Liberty County, Muscogee County, and Savannah-Chatham County school systems in Georgia; Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia; Dallas Independent School District in Texas; Douglas County School System in Georgia), state departments and correctional systems (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office), and municipal nutrition programs (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Department of Public Purchases). School nutrition programs and institutional food service for corrections and supported-living facilities drive the bulk of recent activity.

The geographic spread shows concentrated recent activity in the Southeast and South—Georgia (Hancock, Liberty, Muscogee, Douglas, Savannah-Chatham counties), Texas (Austin ISD, Dallas ISD, HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center), and Connecticut—with secondary activity in Oregon, Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453, posted July 10, 2026, requesting 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with a July 31, 2026 response date; the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut BNB053266, posted June 2, 2026, for 115 line items of commodities including fruit and vegetable products to the Board of Education Nutrition Center with electronic submissions due June 26, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission HHS0017449 IFB, posted June 11, 2026, for food and consumable products serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a July 13, 2026 deadline and a prior-period expenditure of $1.5 million; and the Rockwood R-VI School District grocery procurement, posted March 31, 2026, for over 900 line items spanning fresh and processed foods with an April 29, 2026 deadline. Buy American Act compliance requiring domestic ingredients and processing (minimum 51 percent for processed products in most school and municipal procurement) is a consistent specification across jurisdictions.