UNSPSC 50557228: Canned or jarred non GMO sevillano olives

The variety of non GMO olives known as non GMO sevillano 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 50557228 Canned or jarred non GMO Sevillano olives is a Commodity code that describes shelf-stable preserved olives, though recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal direct solicitation targeting this specific product. The code appears in a broader food procurement context where state agencies, county governments, and school districts solicit canned and jarred food items as line items within larger food service or nutrition procurement packages. State and local buyers under related codes purchase canned vegetables, fruits, proteins, and condiments to supply corrections facilities, state veterans homes, school nutrition programs, community services departments, and state-supported living centers. Issuing bodies include state departments (Illinois, Oregon, Texas, Georgia), county boards of education (Hancock County, Georgia; Gwinnett County, Georgia), independent school districts (Austin ISD, Texas), municipal nutrition centers (Bridgeport, Connecticut), and state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC). Solicitations typically use IFB or RFQ notice types and allow "brand or equal" substitution, permitting vendors to offer equivalent products when they meet functional and quality parity.

Recent opportunities posted between May and October 2026 show activity concentrated in Georgia, Texas, Illinois, Oregon, and Connecticut, with food procurement primarily flowing through state correctional systems, veterans homes, and school nutrition programs. Representative solicitations include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IFQ for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables due October 19, 2026; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (brand-specific and brand-or-equal variants, due August 24, 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for canned applesauce with a 10 percent Oregon preference (due July 31, 2026, at $21.84 per case historical pricing); and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for supplemental food and consumables statewide with a $4.5 million ceiling across three years (due March 19, 2026). Olives as a discrete line item do not appear prominently in posted opportunities; the code's actual deployment occurs as one among dozens of shelf-stable products in consolidated food service RFQs or IFBs rather than as a standalone procurement.