UNSPSC 50557206: Canned or jarred non GMO arbequina olives

The variety of non GMO olives known as non GMO arbequina olives 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 50557206 Canned or jarred non-GMO Arbequina olives (Commodity) does not appear prominently in recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope — shelf-stable preserved olives — rarely surfaces in the tracked opportunities; instead, state and local issuing bodies are soliciting canned and jarred products as part of broader food service and nutrition procurement categories that span proteins, vegetables, fruits, condiments, and consumable supplies across multiple line items. When preserved vegetable or fruit products do appear, they are typically bundled into large multi-item food service contracts rather than procured as standalone commodity lines. The issuing bodies conducting these broader food purchases include county boards of education, state departments of corrections and human services, state universities serving institutional populations, school districts, and city nutrition centers serving correctional facilities, veterans homes, and educational institutions.

Geographic activity is distributed across multiple states, with the most recent and frequent solicitations originating in Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Austin Independent School District), Georgia (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Hancock County Board of Education, State of Georgia), Oregon (Oregon Department of Corrections), Illinois (State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), and other jurisdictions. Representative recent procurements illustrate the pattern: Gwinnett County issued an informal written quote (IWQ) in October 2026 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins, vegetables, and sauces for the Department of Community Services; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued an IFB in June 2026 for supplemental food and consumable products across 210 line items for state hospitals and state supported living centers statewide; and Austin Independent School District issued an RFP in June 2026 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps for food service. Canned olives as a standalone commodity or narrow product line do not appear in the posted opportunities; procurement professionals pursuing this code should expect to compete primarily through larger food service vendor relationships rather than focused olive-supply solicitations.