UNSPSC 50611806: Canned or jarred Non GMO black beans

The variety of Non GMO beans known as Non GMO black beans 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 50611806 Canned or jarred Non GMO black beans is a Commodity code representing a specialized food ingredient category that state and local governments purchase primarily through school nutrition programs and institutional food service facilities. Recent solicitations show that while this specific commodity code appears in the procurement taxonomy, the actual buying activity spans a much broader set of canned and jarred food products—including canned tomatoes, tomato paste, and mixed grocery items—that school districts, corrections departments, health and human services agencies, and institutional cafeterias acquire as components of larger food service contracts. School nutrition programs dominate the issuing-body mix, with Rockwood R-VI School District, Burke County Public Schools, Ben Hill County Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Fairfax County Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System all posting recent solicitations for comprehensive grocery and food-supply contracts that bundle canned goods alongside fresh produce, proteins, and prepared foods. State corrections departments and health and human services commissions—including the Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and Texas Department of Criminal Justice—also actively procure canned and jarred items as part of institutional food service operations.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and South-Central regions, with Georgia (Ben Hill County, Burke County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Douglas County school systems), Texas (HHSC and TDCJ), and Oregon (Department of Corrections) showing the most recent postings. Illinois Veterans Home and Missouri's Rockwood R-VI School District represent activity in other regions. Representative recent solicitations include the Rockwood R-VI School District Child Nutrition Services Grocery Items 2026-2027 (electronic bids due April 29, 2026, IFB spanning over 900 line items including canned fruits and vegetables), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission supplemental food and consumables procurement HHS0017449 (IFB with proposals due July 13, 2026, covering canned goods among 210 line items for state hospitals and supported living centers with estimated historical value of $1.5 million annually), and the Oregon Department of Corrections canned tomato procurement S2910000016089 (ITB for approximately 1,904 cases with bid closing March 9, 2026). These solicitations emphasize firm fixed pricing, compliance with USDA and FDA standards, minimum shelf-life requirements, sodium content limitations, and delivery to multiple school or institutional locations.