UNSPSC 50612000: Canned or jarred Non GMO broccoli

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO broccoli 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 50612000 Canned or jarred Non GMO broccoli is a Class code that captures state and local purchases of shelf-stable broccoli products, though recent solicitation activity under this specific commodity is minimal and does not reflect the code's intended scope. The recent opportunities in the source are almost entirely broader food procurement — school nutrition contracts, state facility food service, and correctional institution meal supply — that include canned or jarred vegetables as line items within multi-category RFPs and IFBs but do not isolate broccoli as a standalone purchase driver. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix across these records, including Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Douglas County School System (Georgia), and Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia); state corrections departments and state health and human services commissions appear as secondary buyers, including the Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and Illinois Veterans Home. These jurisdictions solicit through IFBs and RFPs with response dates typically spanning 30 to 60 days from posting.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida) and Texas, with secondary presence in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon), Midwest (Missouri), Mid-Atlantic (Virginia), and Illinois. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Procurement and Contracting Services IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables at the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center (response due July 13, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000016405 for canned tomatoes (response due April 6, 2026), and the Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 Master Grocery K-12 for grocery product supply and delivery to 45 elementary, middle, and high schools plus seven distribution kitchens (response due April 27, 2026). No opportunities in the source explicitly identify canned or jarred non-GMO broccoli as a line item or procurement focus, indicating this code sees limited direct activity in recent state and local solicitations; broccoli and other canned vegetables appear embedded in larger food service contracts where they are priced and sourced as part of comprehensive produce or staple-item bundles.