UNSPSC 50613211: Canned or jarred Non GMO challenger crisp ‘n sweet corn

The variety of Non GMO corn known as Non GMO challengercrisp 'n sweet corn 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 50613211 Canned or jarred Non GMO challenger crisp 'n sweet corn is a Commodity code covering shelf-stable vegetable products that state and local institutional food service operations buy as part of broader consumables procurement. The code sees activity primarily through state health and human services agencies purchasing for supported living centers and state hospitals, county governments buying for senior services and community programs, school districts procuring for nutrition programs, and state corrections departments supplying cafeteria operations. Recent solicitations show these buyers purchasing canned corn alongside dozens of other canned vegetables, proteins, dairy products, and food service supplies in single comprehensive line-item bids rather than as standalone commodity purchases. Issuing bodies include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (multiple solicitations for state supported living centers and hospitals), the Oregon Department of Corrections, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia), Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia), Burke County Public Schools (Georgia), the State of Illinois, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The code does not support vendors who sell canned corn exclusively; instead, state and local buyers expect suppliers to respond to 95 percent or more of specified line items across multiple food categories, with ability to deliver within seven days of order and maintain delivery compliance across multiple facility locations.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0018082 for consumables including prepared foods and supplies for the Lufkin State Supported Living Center (bids due October 23, 2026), and an earlier supplemental food procurement (HHS0016792V2, maximum potential value $4.5 million over three years, though volume not guaranteed) covering 210 line items of fresh, frozen, dry, and refrigerated foods for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide. The Oregon Department of Corrections requested bids for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (S2910000017145, bids due June 19, 2026), a comparable institutional food category at scale. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia) solicited informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables for the Department of Community Services (IWQ 140229, quotes due October 19, 2026). Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia) and Burke County Public Schools (Georgia) each issued comprehensive school nutrition food bids covering hundreds of line items with delivery to multiple school sites. These procurements are typically IFB or IWQ notices with response windows of five to ten days, F.O.B. Destination delivery, firm fixed pricing for initial contract periods, and awards to lowest responsive and responsible bidders or based on best value.