UNSPSC 50611715: Canned or jarred Non GMO booth 8 avocados

The variety of Non GMO avocados known as Non GMO booth 8 avocados 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 50611715 Canned or jarred Non-GMO booth 8 avocados is a Commodity code that maps to the broad procurement of shelf-stable food products for state and local institutional food service operations, though recent state and local opportunities show little buying activity specifically aligned with the code's narrow product descriptor. Instead, jurisdictions are soliciting canned and jarred foods more broadly—canned tomatoes, canned vegetables, canned proteins, and prepared food items—as components of larger consumable-food buys for correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, school nutrition programs, and county community services. The issuing bodies span state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Comptroller of Public Accounts), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections), county boards (Gwinnett County, Ben Hill County), and school districts (Burke County Public Schools, Ben Hill County Schools) across multiple states. Work being solicited includes multi-category food procurement for institutional food service, with vendors typically responding to hundreds of line items spanning proteins, dairy, produce, canned goods, condiments, and food service supplies, priced on a per-unit or per-case basis with delivery to central warehouses or individual facilities.

The code shows recent activity concentrated in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission soliciting food and consumable products for the Lufkin State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0018082 with responses due October 23, 2026, encompassing 22 line items including prepared foods and food service supplies with delivery within seven days; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requesting informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items under IWQ 140229 with quotes due October 19, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections issuing bids for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes under IFB S2910000017145 with bids due June 19, 2026, with a prior comparable purchase at $13.75 per case; and Ben Hill County Schools issuing an IFB for comprehensive school nutrition products across multiple categories with bids due June 15, 2026. Contracts typically run twelve months with renewal or extension options, require F.O.B. Destination pricing with prepaid freight, demand three verifiable references, and impose compliance with federal food standards, Buy American provisions where applicable, E-Verify requirements, and liability insurance minimums. The code itself shows limited direct procurement—the recent opportunities list contains no specific line items for non-GMO avocados, canned or jarred—suggesting this particular commodity code sees minimal state and local solicitation activity.