UNSPSC 50611601: Canned or jarred Non GMO connover's colossal asparagus

The variety of Non GMO asparagus known as Non GMO connover's colossal asparagus 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 50611601 Canned or jarred non-GMO Connover's colossal asparagus is a Commodity code that represents a narrow food-product line within institutional food service procurement. State and local governments buying under this code are primarily sourcing shelf-stable canned or jarred vegetables for foodservice operations at state facilities, correctional institutions, school districts, and social-service agencies. The recent solicitations in the dataset, however, show minimal direct demand for this specific asparagus variety. Instead, the opportunities tagged to this code reflect broader food-procurement activity: the Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited consumable foods for state supported living centers including prepared foods and food service supplies; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requested shelf-stable food products such as peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, and canned vegetables; and the Oregon Department of Corrections bid approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes meeting USDA Grade B or better. The issuing-body mix spans state health and human services agencies, county social-service departments, school nutrition programs, and state correctional departments, with Texas and Georgia agencies appearing most prominently in recent postings.

Geographic activity clusters in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon based on the most recent opportunities. The representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center due October 23, 2026; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items due October 19, 2026; and the Oregon Department of Corrections IFB for canned tomatoes (7,616 cases) due June 19, 2026. The code shows no recent opportunities explicitly tagged to canned Connover's colossal asparagus as a distinct line item—the actual buying pattern under this Commodity code spans generic canned vegetables, proteins, and associated food-service supplies rather than branded or varietal-specific asparagus products. Vendors pursuing this code should recognize that state and local procurement typically bundles specific vegetables into broader foodservice RFPs and IFBs where asparagus may be one of dozens of canned-vegetable line items, if present at all.