UNSPSC 50613102: Non GMO Canned or jarred common chives

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as chives 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 50613102 Non GMO Canned or jarred common chives (Commodity) covers preserved herb products that state and local governments procure as ingredient-level food service items for institutional dining operations, though recent solicitations under this code show minimal activity with no direct chives-specific opportunities posted. The recent state and local contract opportunities block contains multiple food service solicitations from school districts, state agencies, and correctional facilities, but none specifically name chives or this commodity code; instead, recent activity clusters around broader food categories including canned vegetables, tomatoes, fresh produce, proteins, and comprehensive grocery line items. The issuing bodies pursuing food service contracts span state departments (Illinois Veterans Home, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections), county school systems (Muscogee County, Liberty County, Burke County, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County in Georgia; Rockwood R-VI and Ben Hill County Schools in Missouri and Georgia), and large suburban districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia). School nutrition programs represent the dominant procurement vehicle, with IFBs and RFPs driving most recent activity for annual contracts running July 1 through June 30 covering food service for 5,000 to 25,000+ students across multiple delivery sites.

Geographic concentration is heavy in the Southeast and Southwest, with recent opportunities from Texas, Georgia (multiple districts), Missouri, and Oregon, plus scattered activity in Illinois and Virginia. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 (posted June 11, 2026; due July 13, 2026) seeking food and consumables for state supported living centers with a historical value of $1.5 million annually; Ben Hill County Schools IFB PE61000NONST2027000000006 (posted May 19, 2026; due June 15, 2026) covering multiple food categories across four schools with Buy American requirements; Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 (posted February 4, 2026; due March 4, 2026) for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC cooperative serving 30 districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million to $1.1 million by area; and Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 (posted April 6, 2026; due April 27, 2026) for Master Grocery K-12 delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens. Canned and preserved vegetables appear regularly in these larger grocery procurements, but chives as a discrete line item see no standalone recent solicitation activity; the commodity is more likely bundled within broader produce or condiment categories on multi-hundred-line-item food service bids.