UNSPSC 50557006: Canned or jarred non GMO canistel

The variety of non GMO fruit known as non GMO canistel 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 50557006 Canned or jarred non-GMO canistel, a Commodity code, does not reflect the work actually being solicited under it. Recent state and local opportunities tagged with this code procure canned and fresh fruit products, dried fruit items, and broader food-service commodities for correctional facilities, schools, and state health agencies, but canistel—a tropical fruit rarely stocked in North American institutional food service—appears nowhere in the representative solicitations. The mismatch suggests a cataloging error or a code misapplication across heterogeneous procurement records. Work being solicited includes canned applesauce for correctional dining (Oregon Department of Corrections, ITB, July 2026); dried fruit bars and apple crisps for school food service (Austin Independent School District, RFP, July 2026); and quarterly food orders with brand-specific requirements (State of Illinois, June 2026). Issuing bodies span state departments of corrections and health, independent school districts, and school nutrition programs, with activity concentrated in Oregon, Texas, Illinois, Georgia, and Connecticut. Geographic spread extends to Missouri and multiple counties across the South and Midwest based on school district procurement.

The representative opportunities reveal institutional food procurement at scale: the Oregon Department of Corrections sourced 4,760 cases of canned applesauce at $21.84 per case (historical award to Robbins Sales, June 2026) under ITB S-29100-00017453 with a July 31, 2026 response deadline; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission sought 210 line items of supplemental food and consumables for state hospitals and living centers statewide under IFB HHS0016792, with a maximum potential contract value of $4.5 million; and the Douglas County School System in Georgia issued RFP 26-003 for food supply and distribution to 32 schools serving 25,500 students with an estimated annual expenditure of $9 million. State and local preference programs appear routinely—Oregon applies a combined 10% preference for in-state goods and in-state businesses; Texas Education Code governs school district procurement; Georgia Buy American provisions require 51% domestic content in processed products; and Connecticut mandates MBE/CBE certification review. No recent opportunities are tagged with canistel-specific procurement, indicating the code is either dormant or incorrectly applied to this contract category.