UNSPSC 50611834: Canned or jarred Non GMO lima beans

The variety of Non GMO beans known as Non GMO lima 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 50611834 Canned or jarred Non GMO lima beans is a Commodity code representing one narrow food product line that state and local governments procure as part of broader institutional food service contracts. State and local purchasing activity under this code occurs primarily within school districts' nutrition programs and state facility food service operations, where canned vegetables appear as line items embedded in larger grocery or food-supply solicitations rather than as standalone procurements. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools in Georgia), state departments of corrections (Oregon Department of Corrections), and state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs). These jurisdictions source canned vegetables as components of comprehensive weekly or annual food orders governed by USDA Child Nutrition Program standards, Buy American Act requirements, sodium and nutritional limits, and firm fixed-price contracts with quarterly or annual renewal cycles.

Recent solicitations show that canned or jarred vegetables are procured through IFB, ITB, and RFP notice types with response dates clustered from February through June 2026. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 due July 13, 2026, for food and consumable products serving the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center, with a historical contract value of $1.5 million for the prior 12-month period, while the Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S2910000017145 due June 19, 2026, for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes with prior pricing at $13.75 per case. School district solicitations dominate the landscape: Ben Hill County Schools (IFB #26271, due June 15, 2026), Burke County Public Schools (due June 5, 2026), Liberty County Board of Education (due April 29, 2026), Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri (due April 29, 2026), Fairfax County Public Schools Virginia (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026), and Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools (Bid 26-34, due April 23, 2026). Geographic activity centers on Georgia and Texas school districts, with additional activity in Virginia, Missouri, Oregon, and Illinois. Canned vegetables are rarely procured in isolation; instead, they appear as individual line items within master grocery contracts spanning hundreds of products, where vendors must meet minimum responsiveness thresholds (95 percent of line items), strict USDA compliance, and firm fixed pricing with price adjustments permitted only at renewal or upon documented manufacturer increases of 5 percent or greater.