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 covers shelf-stable legume products sourced by state and local food service operations, primarily school nutrition programs, institutional facilities, and state-run food distribution systems. The recent solicitation activity shows school districts and state agencies purchasing canned and jarred beans as components of broader food supply contracts—rarely as standalone line items. State and local governments buy canned beans alongside dozens or hundreds of other food products under child nutrition programs, correctional facilities, veterans' homes, and state-supported living centers; the code appears to serve demand within larger master grocery or food service bids rather than targeted specialty procurement.

Issuing bodies include school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Rockwood R-VI School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, and Douglas County School System), state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs), and county educational systems across Georgia, Missouri, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, and Virginia. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (multiple school districts and county systems), Texas (HHSC, TDCJ), Missouri (Rockwood district), Oregon (ODOC), and Virginia (Fairfax County). Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for state-supported living centers (response deadline July 13, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000016405 for canned tomatoes (response deadline April 6, 2026 for a comparable canned-vegetable procurement), and multiple school district food service RFPs and IFBs from early 2026 through June 2026 covering hundreds of line items including canned vegetables and legumes at fixed pricing or cost-plus structures. Contract values for multi-item food procurements range from approximately $1.5 million (HHSC baseline historical spend) to $9 million (Douglas County School System food distribution) annually, though runner beans themselves represent a minor line item within these larger awards. No recent opportunities exclusively target non-GMO runner beans; the code shows activity only within aggregated food service solicitations where beans are one ingredient category among many.