UNSPSC 50611907: Canned or jarred Non GMO cheltenham green top beets

The variety of Non GMO beets known as Non GMO cheltenham green top beets 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 50611907 Canned or jarred Non GMO cheltenham green top beets is a Commodity code that covers shelf-stable canned and jarred vegetable products procured by state and local institutions for food service operations. State and local governments buying under this code are primarily purchasing canned vegetables as components of broader food-service supply contracts for state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, school districts, and senior service programs. The work is solicited as line items within larger institutional food procurement bids rather than as standalone specialty-product requests; canned vegetables appear alongside proteins, grains, dairy products, and food-service supplies in comprehensive IFBs and RFQs issued by state health and human services commissions, departments of corrections, and school nutrition programs. Issuing bodies include Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), state departments of corrections, county boards of commissioners, school districts, and state-level agencies. The code sees regular activity from Texas agencies managing state-supported living centers and correctional facilities, as well as from Georgia and Oregon state and local procurement offices.

Recent activity shows the code embedded in larger food-service contracts rather than isolated procurement of beets alone. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued an IFB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026) under a similar commodity framework, demonstrating the scale and geographic scope typical of these solicitations. Texas HHSC posted multiple IFBs for supplemental and consumable food products serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide—including HHS0016792V2 (due March 19, 2026) covering 210 line items and HHS0017449 (due July 13, 2026) covering food and consumable products with an estimated prior-period value of $1.5 million—in which canned vegetables would be itemized. Georgia school districts and Gwinnett County also issued food procurement IFBs and IWQs during the same period, with Ben Hill County Schools (due June 15, 2026) and Burke County Public Schools (due June 5, 2026) seeking hundreds of line items including canned fruits and vegetables for school nutrition programs. These solicitations uniformly require FOB Destination delivery, USDA standards compliance, shelf-life certification, proper labeling, and 30- to 72-hour delivery windows.