UNSPSC 50611900: Canned or jarred Non GMO beets

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO beets 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 50611900 Canned or jarred Non GMO beets is a Class code that covers shelf-stable canned and jarred vegetables, though recent state and local solicitations tagged to this code overwhelmingly reflect broad food-service procurement spanning proteins, dairy, produce, condiments, and consumable supplies for institutional kitchens and dining operations rather than beets specifically. State and local governments buy under this code primarily through health and human services agencies operating state-supported living centers and state hospitals, county and municipal school districts purchasing for cafeteria operations, corrections departments, and specialized state facilities. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issues the highest volume of solicitations in this family, posting multiple IFBs annually for food and consumable products serving statewide networks of state institutions; Oregon Department of Corrections, Georgia school districts (including Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools), and Gwinnett County also appear as repeat institutional food buyers. Work being solicited ranges from single-facility canteen and campus food supplies (Texas HHS Lufkin State Supported Living Center, October 2026 IFB HHS0018082 due October 23, 2026) to multi-location school nutrition programs serving hundreds of line items across fresh, frozen, canned, and prepared foods with strict compliance to Buy American, HACCP, and Child Nutrition meal-pattern standards (Burke County Public Schools IFB due June 5, 2026, for five-school system with nearly 400 line items).

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas HHS Commission alone has posted multiple FY-27 food and consumables IFBs for state-supported living centers and state hospitals, with the El Paso State Supported Living Center procurement (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) carrying a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million and maximum potential three-year value of $4.5 million; supplemental food and consumables for statewide hospitals and living centers (HHS0016792v2, due March 19, 2026) specified 210 line items with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years. Georgia school districts have issued parallel procurements: Ben Hill County Schools (IFB #26271, due June 15, 2026) and Burke County Public Schools (due June 5, 2026) each requested hundreds of line items with firm pricing for 30 days post-award and six-month adjustment cycles tied to USDA or CPI indices. Oregon Department of Corrections (S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026) requested approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes with 5 percent Oregon-fabricated and resident-bidder preferences, and the previous purchase price was $13.75 per case. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026) sought approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products including canned vegetables for the Department of Community Services under an informal written quote process. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food procurement (IFB 304T-26-300CF, due May 4, 2026, extended via addendum) covered approximately 382 line items across five warehouse locations with FOB Destination pricing and awards by line item based on best value.