UNSPSC 50612907: Canned or jarred Non GMO salad king chicory

The variety of Non GMO chicory known as Non GMO salad king chicory 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 50612907 Canned or jarred Non GMO salad king chicory is a Commodity code that sees limited recent activity in state and local procurement, with no solicitations in the dataset actually seeking this specific product. The code's nominal scope — specialty preserved chicory varieties — does not match the work state and local governments are actually buying under recent tagging. The most recent opportunities tagged to this code involve broader food service procurement across multiple product categories, including weekly food orders for state veterans homes, food and consumable supplies for state health facilities, fresh produce for school districts, and canned tomato products for correctional departments, but none specifically target Non GMO salad king chicory or comparable chicory products as a primary line item.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting under or near this code span school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia, Douglas County School System in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, and Muscogee County School District in Georgia), state departments (Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Georgia), and regional cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 districts across Georgia). Geographic activity centers in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, Virginia, and Missouri. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a response deadline of July 13, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000016405 for canned tomatoes (approximately 7,616 cases) with a June 19, 2026 due date; and Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 with a sealed bid deadline of April 27, 2026. The code shows no concentrated vendor specialization or repeat buyer patterns supporting direct pursuit of Non GMO salad king chicory as a standalone offering. Firms positioning in food service distribution or specialty produce should monitor broader school nutrition and state facility food procurement rather than expect dedicated opportunities under this narrow commodity code.