UNSPSC 50612503: Canned or jarred Non GMO berlicum carrots

The variety of Non GMO carrots known as Non GMO berlicum carrots 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 50612503 Canned or jarred Non GMO berlicum carrots is a Commodity code that frames a narrow product line, but the recent state and local solicitations under this code reveal that governments are procuring shelf-stable canned and jarred vegetables more broadly—including canned tomatoes, canned proteins, and mixed canned produce—as components of larger food-service contracts rather than as standalone line items. State and local buying under this code comes primarily from health and human services agencies operating state-supported living centers and state hospitals, school districts running nutrition programs, county social services departments, and corrections departments supplying institutional cafeterias. Texas Health and Human Services Commission posts the most frequent recent activity, with multiple IFBs for consumable foods at Lufkin and El Paso state-supported living centers; Georgia school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools) and Gwinnett County also appear as repeat buyers. The solicitations show that governments source these products as part of comprehensive food-service bids—often bundling canned vegetables with fresh produce, proteins, dairy, condiments, and kitchen supplies—rather than procuring berlicum carrots as a standalone commodity. When canned vegetables appear as distinct line items, they are typically one among dozens or hundreds of food products, each subject to case-quantity minimums and delivery deadlines, with brand-specific items often permitted alongside "or approved equivalent" substitutions.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon over the recent six-month window, with Texas showing the highest volume through HHSC procurement on behalf of state-supported living centers and state hospitals, while Georgia school districts and county nutrition programs represent secondary activity. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026), which bundled canned vegetables and prepared foods across 22 line items with annual quantities ranging from 1 to 24 cases per item; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products for the Department of Community Services (due October 19, 2026), which specified canned vegetables, proteins, and soups; and Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 for comprehensive school nutrition procurement across four locations (due June 15, 2026), encompassing hundreds of line items including canned produce with Buy American Act compliance required. Delivery terms in these solicitations consistently require FOB Destination with freight prepaid, delivery within 72 hours to 7 days of order receipt, and compliance with USDA standards and shelf-life minimums of 12 months or longer.