UNSPSC 50611846: Canned or jarred Non GMO runner beans

The variety of Non GMO beans known as Non GMO runner 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 50611846 Canned or jarred Non GMO runner beans is a Commodity code that describes shelf-stable legume products state and local governments procure for institutional food service. Recent solicitations show this code tags general food procurement by state health and human services agencies, county nutrition programs, school districts, and correctional facilities stocking institutional cafeterias and food distribution centers. The actual purchasing focuses on bulk canned and jarred vegetables, including runner beans alongside broader produce categories such as canned tomatoes, peas, corn, and mixed vegetables, rather than runner beans alone. Issuing bodies include state departments of health and human services, state correctional agencies, county boards of commissioners, school districts, and special-purpose districts managing nutrition programs. Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and the Oregon Department of Corrections appear frequently as repeat buyers for state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, and state hospital food service. School districts in Georgia—including Gwinnett County Schools, Ben Hill County Schools, and Burke County Public Schools—regularly solicit food products under similar codes for child nutrition programs.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. Texas HHSC has posted multiple IFBs for supplemental food and consumable products serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (HHS0017449, HHS0017872, HHS0018082), with response dates ranging from June through October 2026 and estimated prior-year volumes around $1.5 million to $4.5 million across three-year contract periods. Georgia county school systems—Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026) and Burke County Public Schools (sealed bid, due June 5, 2026)—procure comprehensive food product lines serving multiple school sites. Oregon Department of Corrections requested 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes alone (S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026 at $13.75 per case in the prior purchase). Ben Hill County Schools posted a full-line school nutrition bid (IFB #26271, due June 15, 2026) with Buy American requirements and monthly pricing quotes. The Commodity code sees consistent activity but recent opportunities show runner beans mixed into broad institutional food categories rather than solicited as standalone line items; concentration follows state-level institutional food service procurement cycles aligned with fiscal-year budget periods, primarily September and July contract starts.