UNSPSC 50611850: Canned or jarred Non GMO wax beans

The variety of Non GMO beans known as Non GMO wax beans that has 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 50611850 Canned or jarred Non GMO wax beans, a Commodity code, captures state and local procurement of shelf-stable vegetable products, particularly canned tomatoes, tomato paste, and other preserved vegetables supplied to institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations under this code show state and local governments buying canned goods for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, state health and human services institutions, and veterans' homes—typically as line items within broader food procurement RFPs and IFBs rather than stand-alone purchases. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with frequent solicitations from Georgia, Missouri, and Oregon school systems; state agencies including the Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Health and Human Services Commission also solicit regularly under overlapping commodity codes. The solicitations emphasize USDA grade compliance (Grade B or better for canned tomatoes), sodium content limits (240 mg per 100 grams), minimum twelve-month shelf life at delivery, and Buy American provisions where federal school nutrition funding applies.

Recent activity clusters in the South and Midwest. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued an ITB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (S2910000016089, due February 9, 2026) and another for tomato paste (S2910000016405, due March 9, 2026), both with FOB Destination pricing and five-percent Oregon-fabrication and resident-bidder preferences. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued supplemental food and consumable IFBs covering 210 line items including canned goods for state hospitals and supported living centers (HHS0016792V2, due March 19, 2026; HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026). School districts in Georgia, Missouri, and Virginia post annual food bids spanning hundreds of line items with canned vegetables as component products—Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), and Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) issued IFBs and RFPs in spring 2026 with July 2026 contract starts and one to four renewal options. The State of Illinois issued quarterly food-order RFQs for the Illinois Veterans Home covering brand-specific or equivalent products (27497DVAQUINCB52821, due June 26, 2026). This code sees steady, geographically dispersed demand driven by school nutrition programs operating on annual budget cycles; contract values typically range from under $1 million for small districts to $4.5 million or higher for multi-facility state procurements.