UNSPSC 50557224: Canned or jarred non GMO picholine olives

The variety of non GMO olives known as non GMO picholine 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 50557224 Canned or jarred non GMO picholine olives, a Commodity code, reflects state and local government procurement of shelf-stable preserved produce—though the recent opportunities block shows the code is being applied much more broadly to general food-service commodity purchasing across diverse product categories spanning proteins, dairy, grains, fresh produce, and prepared foods rather than olives specifically. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include county boards of education, state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, independent school districts, city boards of education, and county senior services departments. The work encompasses both standing food-service contracts with quarterly or annual terms and short-cycle informal quotes for immediate inventory replenishment, with delivery typically required to central kitchens, distribution centers, or school nutrition facilities. Pricing is nearly always quoted on a per-unit, all-inclusive FOB destination basis with firm fixed rates for the contract period, and award methodology favors lowest responsive and responsible bidder or best value considering past vendor performance and compliance history.

Recent activity spans multiple states with particular concentration in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The State of Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0016792V2 for supplemental food and consumables statewide in May 2026 with a potential $4.5 million value over three years; Texas TDCJ's Statewide Procurement Division released IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products in May 2026 covering approximately 382 line items across five geographic warehouse areas. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted multiple ITBs for canned applesauce in May and July 2026 (S2910000016975 and S2910000017453), each soliciting roughly 2,000 cases with five percent Oregon-fabrication and resident-bidder preferences. Illinois Chief Procurement Office issued multiple quarterly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy in brand-specific and brand-or-equal formats (27497DVAQUINCB52820 in June and 27497DVAQUINCB53751/53752 in August 2026). Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia ran an IWQ for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items in October 2026 (PE77023NONST2027000000782) with a three-day quote window; Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia solicited over 200 line items of fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year in June 2026 (PE67080NONST2027000000013). The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Board of Education Nutrition Center requested bids on 115 commodity line items in June 2026 (BNB053266) with MBE/CBE applicability under local ordinance. Austin Independent School District posted RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps in June 2026.