UNSPSC 50611602: Canned or jarred Non GMO franklin asparagus

The variety of Non GMO asparagus known as Non GMO franklin 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 50611602 Canned or jarred non-GMO Franklin asparagus, a Commodity code, sees limited recent activity in state and local procurement. The code nominally specifies a narrow product line (non-GMO canned Franklin asparagus), but recent solicitations tagged under it actually procure much broader shelf-stable food supplies—canned vegetables, proteins, fruits, soups, sauces, and consumable foodservice supplies—for institutional foodservice operations at state health and human services facilities, county social services programs, schools, and correctional institutions. The issuing bodies are primarily state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois, Georgia), county governments (Gwinnett County, Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Burke County Schools in Georgia), and school districts. State health agencies appear as repeat buyers, with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issuing multiple IFBs for consumables and food products across state supported living centers and state hospitals. The work is straightforward commodity procurement: vendors supply case quantities of shelf-stable and frozen foods on F.O.B. Destination terms with delivery within 7 to 72 hours, submit firm pricing on standardized bid sheets, provide references and proof of compliance with USDA/FDA standards, and meet facility-specific storage and shelf-life requirements.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted three IFBs between May and October 2026 for consumables and supplemental foods at state supported living centers in Lufkin and El Paso with historical contract values up to $4.5 million over three years and prior-period spend around $1.5 million; the most recent, IFB HHS0018082, closed October 23, 2026, covering 22 line items of prepared foods and foodservice supplies with annual quantities of 1 to 24 cases per item. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners issued IWQ 140229 on October 13, 2026, for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable foods for senior services with quotes due October 19, 2026, specifying delivery to Lawrenceville, Georgia by December 7, 2026. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted bid S2910000017145 on June 5, 2026, for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes at the commodity level with Oregon-fabricated preference applied; previous purchase history showed pricing at $13.75 per case. Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Schools in Georgia both posted multi-hundred-line-item school nutrition bids in May 2026 with delivery to multiple school locations, Child Nutrition and Buy American Act compliance requirements, and contract terms through June 2027 with renewal options. The code itself shows no recent narrowly asparagus-specific solicitations; characterization as "Franklin asparagus" and the "non-GMO" designation do not align with the broader institutional vegetable and protein procurement activity currently under way.