UNSPSC 50556500: Canned or jarred non GMO sapotes

The type of non GMO fruit known as non GMO sapotes 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 50556500 Canned or jarred non-GMO sapotes is a Class code that in recent state and local procurement shows minimal direct alignment with the code's nominal scope — instead, issuing bodies are using this taxonomy marker to solicit canned fruit products broadly, including applesauce, dried fruit bars, and multi-category food consumables for institutional food service. State and local governments procuring under this code span school districts (Austin ISD, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Dallas ISD, Hancock County Board of Education, Douglas County School System), corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, City of Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center, State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office), and state supported living centers. The work solicited ranges from single-commodity contracts (canned applesauce at 4,760 cases for ODOC under ITB with a response due July 31, 2026) to broad multi-category food service provisioning (210 line items of supplemental food and consumables for Texas HHSC under IFB HHS0016792, with a maximum potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years). Most solicitations use IFB or RFP methods, with firm fixed pricing required FOB destination prepaid by the contractor.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Pacific Northwest, with Texas showing the highest volume of recent solicitations (TDCJ cafeteria food products, HHSC supplemental food and consumables, HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center, Dallas ISD food products), Georgia (Douglas County School System RFP for food supply and distribution with approximately $9 million estimated annual spend, Hancock County Schools fresh produce, Liberty County Board of Education food items, Muscogee County School District produce, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System fresh produce), Oregon (ODOC fruit applesauce), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport commodities), and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI grocery items and NOI products). Illinois state procurement and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 IFB with July 1, 2026 start) round out the geographic spread. Buy American provisions and domestic content requirements appear consistently across school district procurements; Oregon and Texas both apply geographic or resident preferences to their awards. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB for canned applesauce (S2910000017453, due July 31, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. PST, with a 5% Oregon fabrication preference and 5% Oregon bidder headquarters preference totaling 10% combined preference, 4,760 cases estimated at $21.84 per case historically) and the Douglas County School System RFP for food supply and distribution services across 32 schools with approximately $9 million annual expenditure (due February 18, 2026, selecting a main-line food service distributor).