UNSPSC 50557211: Canned or jarred non GMO gaeta olives

The variety of non GMO olives known as non GMO gaeta 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 50557211 Canned or jarred non-GMO Gaeta olives, a Commodity code, represents a narrow specialty food product that state and local governments rarely procure as a standalone line item; recent solicitations under this code show that most jurisdictions purchase shelf-stable food products in broad-basket food supply contracts rather than through single-item specifications for specialty olives. State and local buyers—chiefly county boards of education, state departments managing institutional food service (corrections, veterans homes, health and human services facilities), and city school nutrition programs—source canned and jarred proteins, vegetables, fruits, and condiments through consolidated food procurement vehicles that span dozens or hundreds of line items. When specialty items like Gaeta olives do appear, they are typically embedded in large-format RFQs, IFBs, or RFPs seeking multiple food categories at once, with awards made to lowest responsive bidder on a per-unit basis and delivery to central food service distribution hubs. Issuing bodies running these procurements enforce USDA commodity compliance, Buy American content thresholds (51 percent domestic for processed goods in school lunch contexts), insurance and bonding requirements, and prevailing-wage or other state-level labor standards.

Recent activity under this code shows little direct solicitation specifically for Gaeta olives. The most visible recent food procurement activity involves broader commodity baskets: Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia) issued an RFQ on October 13, 2026, for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items spanning 35 line items (peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, sauces, canned vegetables) with quotes due October 19, 2026; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office solicited weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy across multiple fiscal quarters with brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications in June and August 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections issued an ITB on July 10, 2026, for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with a historical price of $21.84 per case and a 5 percent Oregon-goods preference; Austin Independent School District (Texas) requested RFP proposals on June 26, 2026, for dried fruit bars and apple crisps; the City of Bridgeport Board of Education Nutrition Center sought bids on June 2, 2026, for 115 commodity line items under the Buy American Provision; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued an IFB in May 2026 for supplemental food and consumables across 210 line items with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years. Most activity clusters in the Southeast (Georgia), Midwest (Illinois), Southwest (Texas), and Pacific Northwest (Oregon), with school districts, state health and corrections agencies, and county social services departments as repeat buyers. The code itself sees minimal standalone activity; vendors seeking work in institutional food service should focus on broad-based regional and state cooperative purchasing vehicles and large-format food supply IFBs rather than expect direct solicitation for single specialty items.