UNSPSC 50557214: Canned or jarred non GMO kura olives

The variety of non GMO olives known as non GMO kura 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 50557214 Canned or jarred non-GMO kura olives is a Commodity code that encompasses shelf-stable, packaged olive products sourced through state and local food-service procurement. The recent opportunities tagged to this code, however, reveal limited direct solicitation of olives themselves; instead, the code appears as a secondary line item within broad food-supply contracts for institutional feeding programs. State and local governments buy under this code primarily as part of multi-item food-service awards to supply school districts, county social-services departments, state correctional facilities, state hospitals, and supported living centers. The issuing bodies span school districts (Austin Independent School District, Hancock County Board of Education), county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners), state agencies (Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and municipalities (City of Bridgeport). Food commodities are regularly solicited by these jurisdictions under IFB, RFQ, and RFP vehicles, with awards typically made on lowest-responsive-and-responsible-bidder or best-value criteria, and delivery FOB Destination with inside delivery or designated receiving-site requirements.

The geographic spread of recent activity spans multiple states—Georgia, Illinois, Connecticut, Texas, and Oregon see active procurement. Representative solicitations include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (including canned proteins and vegetables) due October 19, 2026, under IFB to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's weekly food-order solicitations for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (brand-specific and brand-or-equal variants, dues in August 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for canned applesauce (4,760 cases with a 5% Oregon-goods preference and 5% resident-bidder preference, due July 31, 2026); and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for supplemental food and consumable products statewide, encompassing 210 line items with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years, due March 19, 2026. Buy American provisions (minimum 51% domestic content for processed products) appear in school-district and board-of-education solicitations. Most contracts run annual cycles with renewal or extension options; payment terms are typically Net 30 to Net 45 days, and vendors must carry general commercial liability insurance of $500,000 to $2 million per occurrence depending on the issuing body.