UNSPSC 50611772: Canned or jarred Non GMO tonnage avocados

The variety of Non GMO avocados known as Non GMO tonnage 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 50611772 Canned or jarred Non-GMO tonnage avocados, a Commodity code, does not reflect what state and local governments are actually buying. Recent opportunities posted under this code show procurement of shelf-stable prepared and canned food products for institutional food service, including canned vegetables, proteins, tomatoes, and assorted grocery items—but no avocado-specific solicitations appear in the record. The code assignment is a classification mismatch; state and local buyers are tagging broad food-service consumables under a narrowly defined commodity code, likely due to administrative or system error in how opportunities are indexed.

The issuing bodies across recent opportunities span state health and human services commissions (Texas), state corrections agencies (Oregon), county school districts (Georgia), and state departments funding institutional food service. Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears twice in the dataset with IFBs for state supported living center consumables posted in June and August 2026, both due within one to two weeks. The geographic footprint is concentrated in Texas and Georgia, with a single Oregon Department of Corrections bid for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026, with prior purchase history at $13.75 per case from California Healthy Harvest). Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia (bid due June 15, 2026) and Burke County Public Schools in Georgia (bid sealed for opening June 8, 2026) solicited comprehensive school nutrition food products under IFBs. Because no actual avocado procurement appears in these opportunities, this code does not represent active state and local buying activity—prospective vendors should verify the correct commodity or Family code for canned vegetable or prepared-food institutional supply before pursuing opportunities in this segment.