UNSPSC 50612504: Canned or jarred Non GMO chantenay carrots

The variety of Non GMO carrots known as Non GMO chantenay 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 50612504 Canned or jarred Non GMO chantenay carrots is a Commodity code that describes shelf-stable canned or jarred vegetables for institutional food service operations, though the recent solicitations show this code appears in a broader procurement context and may not reflect a high volume of chantenay-specific demand. State and local governments purchase canned and jarred produce through this code primarily as line items within multi-category food service contracts serving state-operated facilities, school districts, and correctional institutions. The issuing bodies include state health and human services departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), state correctional systems (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools), county social services (Gwinnett County), and state universities or supported living centers. These jurisdictions source canned vegetables as components of weekly or quarterly food orders for canteens, cafeterias, nutrition programs, and inmate food service, typically bundled with proteins, grains, dairy, and fresh produce rather than procured as standalone line items.

Geographic activity centers on Texas, Georgia, and Oregon based on recent solicitations. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple IFBs for state supported living centers (Lufkin and El Paso facilities) with canned vegetables appearing as consumable line items in solicitations posted in June and August 2026 with response dates in July and August; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued an IFB (304T26300CF) on behalf of the Comptroller of Public Accounts with a May 4, 2026 response date for cafeteria food products across five geographic areas. Oregon Department of Corrections posted a bid for canned tomatoes (approximately 7,616 cases, June 19, 2026 due date) reflecting state procurement of specific canned vegetable commodities. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia solicited approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables (IWQ 140229, October 19, 2026 response). Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia) and Burke County Public Schools (Georgia) both requested sealed bids for comprehensive school nutrition programs with canned vegetables as line items (May-June 2026 response windows). The source provides no independent verification that chantenay carrots specifically are being solicited under this code; the commodity code appears in procurement system records but representative recent opportunities show canned vegetables broadly (tomatoes, mixed canned goods) rather than the chantenay variety by name.