UNSPSC 50612805: Canned or jarred Non GMO rhubarb chard

The variety of Non GMO chard known as Non GMO rhubarb chard 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 50612805, Canned or jarred Non GMO rhubarb chard, is a Commodity code that sees little recent activity directly aligned with its nominal scope. The eight most-recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code actually span a much broader range of food and consumable products — institutional food service for state-supported living centers, school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, county senior services, and state hospitals. Across these solicitations, buyers are procuring shelf-stable canned and packaged foods including proteins, vegetables, dairy, grains, condiments, and disposable food service supplies, typically in bulk case quantities with delivery to centralized warehouses or multiple facility locations. Issuing bodies include state health and human services commissions, state departments of corrections, county boards of commissioners, school districts, and state procurement divisions acting on behalf of multiple agencies. The work reflects standard institutional food service contracting: firm fixed pricing on detailed line-item sheets, FOB Destination delivery, compliance with USDA and FDA standards, bulk quantities specified in cases or truck loads, and multi-year initial terms with renewal options.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with isolated opportunities in Illinois. Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears repeatedly as a buyer, issuing at least three recent solicitations including IFB HHS0017449 for El Paso State Supported Living Center food and consumables (proposal deadline July 13, 2026) and IFB HHS0016792V2 for supplemental food and consumables statewide, valued at up to $4.5 million over three years (bid deadline March 19, 2026). Georgia school districts—Burke County Public Schools and Ben Hill County Schools—each solicited comprehensive school nutrition food bids in May and June 2026 covering nearly 400 line items across multiple food categories. The Oregon Department of Corrections bid approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes in June 2026 under IFB S2910000017145, with Oregon-resident and Oregon-fabricated-goods preferences applied. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026). The code shows no recent activity directly soliciting canned or jarred rhubarb chard; the commodity is inconsistently aligned with recent posting patterns, which favor broader institutional food service categories.