UNSPSC 50613254: Canned or jarred Non GMO seneca starshine corn

The variety of Non GMO corn known as Non GMO seneca starshine 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 50613254 Canned or jarred Non-GMO Seneca Starshine corn, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line that state and local governments buy primarily through school nutrition programs, corrections departments, and state health and human services agencies seeking specific vegetable staples for institutional food service. The recent procurement activity under this code shows limited direct solicitation for this exact item; instead, canned corn appears as one line item within much broader food supply and produce RFPs issued by school districts, state corrections departments, and health facilities across the country. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this general canned-vegetable category include school districts (Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Fairfax County and multiple other Virginia districts, Liberty County and Muscogee County in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Schools in Georgia, Burke County Schools in Georgia), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission serving state supported living centers and hospitals, Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy), and county education boards. These agencies typically aggregate canned vegetables, including corn, into master grocery contracts or quarterly food orders rather than purchasing individual SKUs in isolation.

Recent opportunities show canned and jarred vegetables solicited across Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Missouri, Illinois, and Virginia, with the highest concentration in school nutrition procurement activity in Georgia and multi-state contracts issued by Texas health agencies and corrections departments. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 (posted June 11, 2026, due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center, specifying canned vegetables under NIGP Class 385/390/380/393 with an estimated prior-period spend of $1.5 million; Ben Hill County Schools' IFB #26271 (posted May 19, 2026, due June 15, 2026) for comprehensive school nutrition products including canned fruits and vegetables across four school locations with Buy American Act compliance required; the Oregon Department of Corrections' S2910000016405 solicitation (posted February 20, 2026, due March 9, 2026) for tomato paste specifically, and earlier S2910000015837 (January 26, 2026) for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes with USDA Grade B or better standards and 240 mg sodium-per-100-gram limits; and Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 (posted April 6, 2026, due April 27, 2026) for Master Grocery K-12 serving 45 schools plus distribution kitchens, requiring Buy American Act compliance and Child Nutrition Label specifications. Activity is consistent and recurring—school districts and state agencies issue these solicitations annually or quarterly—but opportunities typically bundle canned corn with dozens or hundreds of other grocery items rather than calling out Non-GMO Seneca Starshine corn as a line-item specification, suggesting that market pursuit here requires integration into broader food-service distributor relationships rather than stand-alone commodity sales.