UNSPSC 50611910: Canned or jarred Non GMO cylindra beets

The variety of Non GMO beets known as Non GMO cylindra 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 50611910 Canned or jarred Non GMO cylindra beets is a Commodity code that encompasses specialty preserved vegetables, particularly value-added canned and jarred beet products meeting non-GMO specifications. State and local government procurement under this code remains sparse relative to broader food-service commodities; the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations specifically for cylindra beets or closely matching non-GMO preserved vegetables by name. Instead, recent activity shows school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, and health-and-human-services agencies purchasing canned vegetables as line items within larger aggregated food procurements. These jurisdictions—including the Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Ben Hill County Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Liberty County Board of Education, and multiple Georgia school systems—issue annual or multi-year food supply contracts that bundle canned tomatoes, canned and frozen vegetables, and staple produce alongside proteins, dairy, and prepared foods. The code itself does not feature as a standalone procurement vehicle in the recent record; vendors pursuing this commodity would compete as part of broader grocery or produce line-item bidding under family-level or class-level food codes.

Geographic activity clusters in Georgia (school nutrition programs across multiple districts and county boards of education) and Oregon (Department of Corrections procurement), with secondary activity in Texas (HHSC and DSHS facilities), Illinois (Veterans Home quarterly orders), and Missouri (Rockwood School District). School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, followed by state corrections and health-services agencies. Representative recent opportunities illustrate the bundled approach: Ben Hill County Schools (IFB PE61000NONST2027000000006, due June 15, 2026) and Liberty County Board of Education (IFB PE68910NONST2026000000049, due April 29, 2026) both solicited canned vegetables as line items within comprehensive school nutrition procurements encompassing hundreds of SKUs. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two separate canned-vegetable solicitations—one for canned tomatoes (S2910000016405, due June 19, 2026 for 7,616 cases) and one for tomato paste (S2910000016089, due March 9, 2026 for 1,904 cases)—both FOB Destination with USDA Grade B or better standards. A vendor targeting the cylindra-beets commodity would need to qualify as a line-item supplier within these larger master grocery or food-supply contracts, meeting USDA grades, shelf-life minimums (typically 12 months), sodium limits where specified, and delivery schedules to school cafeterias, corrections facilities, or state-operated care centers.