UNSPSC 50613304: Canned or jarred Non GMO wintercress

The variety of Non GMO cresses known as Non GMO wintercress 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 50613304 Canned or jarred Non GMO wintercress is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local solicitation activity. The code nominally describes preserved leafy greens, but the recent opportunities do not include wintercress or functionally equivalent products. Recent state and local procurement under codes in the broader canned-produce family focuses instead on tomato products, fresh produce, and general grocery items for institutional food service — schools, correctional facilities, health and human services agencies, and veterans' homes. The mismatch between the code's specific botanical scope and actual buying patterns suggests this Commodity code sees limited or no relevant procurement activity in the state and local market currently tracked.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting canned and preserved food products over the past five months span school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI and Liberty County in Missouri, Burke County and multiple Georgia systems), state departments (Texas HHSC, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Veterans Home, Georgia State Purchasing), and institutional food service operations serving detention, health, and educational missions. Representative canned-produce procurements include the Oregon Department of Corrections Invitation to Bid S2910000016089 for 1,904 cases of tomato paste due March 9, 2026, and its related bid S2910000015837 for 7,616 cases of canned tomato products due February 9, 2026 — both addressing preserved tomato as a commodity staple rather than specialized leafy-green products. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026, encompasses canned goods within a broader food-service scope but does not isolate wintercress or non-GMO leafy greens as a line item. Geographic spread across the sample includes Oregon, Texas, Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, and Missouri, with no concentration in any single state. Given the absence of wintercress-specific solicitations and the code's narrow botanical definition, business development professionals should treat this code as watch-and-wait rather than pursue unless direct outreach to institutional food-service procurement offices reveals unmet demand for specialty non-GMO preserved greens.