UNSPSC 50612500: Canned or jarred Non GMO carrots

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO carrots 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 50612500 Canned or jarred non-GMO carrots is a Class code that state and local governments buy primarily as part of broad food service procurement for schools, correctional facilities, and health and human services institutions. Recent solicitations show this code tagged alongside dozens of other canned vegetables, produce, proteins, and food service supplies in competitive bids for institutional food supply contracts rather than as a standalone commodity purchase. State and local food service operations—particularly school districts and state agencies—procure canned vegetables as components of larger meal-supply contracts where individual line items span hundreds of products with firm fixed pricing, quarterly or annual terms, and delivery to multiple sites. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Burke County and Liberty County schools in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools in Georgia, and Douglas County Schools in Georgia), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections). A few state purchasing offices (Illinois Veterans Home, State of Georgia) also solicit food products including canned vegetables under broader food-supply RFQs and IFBs.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Missouri, Illinois, and Virginia, with school nutrition programs driving the largest volume of opportunities. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center (response due July 13, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000016405 for canned tomatoes—approximately 7,616 cases with a response deadline of June 19, 2026—and the Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 for comprehensive food products across multiple categories with responses due June 15, 2026. Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) and Douglas County Schools' RFP for Food Supply and Distribution (PE64810NONST2026000000046, due February 18, 2026) illustrate the scale and structure of these procurements: multi-site delivery, firm pricing for 12 months with limited escalation provisions tied to federal indices, Buy American requirements, HACCP compliance, and awards on a lowest-responsive-bid or line-item basis. Canned vegetables appear consistently as line items within these larger portfolios rather than as featured procurement focus, reflecting their role as commodity staples in standardized institutional menus.