UNSPSC 50613219: Canned or jarred Non GMO double gem corn

The variety of Non GMO corn known as Non GMO double gem 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 50613219 Canned or jarred Non GMO double gem corn is a Commodity code that encompasses canned and jarred corn products, typically non-GMO varieties sourced by state and local government food service operations. State and local governments use this code primarily to procure ingredient-level food items for institutional feeding programs—school nutrition services, correctional facilities, state hospitals, and supported living centers—where canned corn appears as a line item within broader weekly or annual food procurement requests. The recent opportunities show that these purchases occur as part of larger food service bids that include dozens or hundreds of line items across produce, proteins, dairy, and dry goods rather than as standalone corn procurements.

State education agencies and school districts dominate activity under this code, with recent solicitations from the State of Illinois (Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy), Texas Health and Human Services Commission serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia. Correctional and institutional food service programs—including the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Oregon Department of Corrections—also source under this code. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and state health and human services departments rather than cities or counties as standalone purchasing entities. Texas appears as a repeat buyer, with the HHSC Procurement and Contracting Services division issuing multiple supplemental food and consumable solicitations serving state hospitals and living centers across regions including El Paso, as well as the Statewide Procurement Division issuing bids for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Georgia has seen consistent school nutrition activity, and Illinois and Oregon round out geographic concentration. Representative recent opportunities include the State of Illinois FY-27 IVHQ Quarterly Weekly Food Order (Solicitation 27497DVAQUINCB52821, RFQ, due June 26, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Food and Consumable Products for HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center (Solicitation HHS0017449, IFB, due July 13, 2026), and Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 (Solicitation 2000004323, IFB, due April 27, 2026). These opportunities show that canned or jarred non-GMO corn is purchased within line-item-driven food service agreements that specify product form, sodium content, shelf life, USDA compliance, and Buy American standards, with pricing submitted as firm unit rates and contracts running July-to-June school years or calendar periods aligned to institutional fiscal cycles.