UNSPSC 50613400: Canned or jarred Non GMO cucumbers

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO cucumbers 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 50613400 Canned or jarred Non-GMO cucumbers is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure canned vegetable products for institutional food service operations, though the recent opportunities block shows no active solicitations specifically targeting cucumbers—instead, it captures a broader constellation of school district, corrections department, and health and human services food procurement activity where canned and jarred vegetables appear as line items within larger food-supply contracts. State and local buyers soliciting under this code span school districts (including Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia; Rockwood R-VI, Liberty County, Burke County, and Douglas County school systems in Georgia and Missouri; and Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia), state departments of corrections (Oregon Department of Corrections), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Veterans Home), and county school nutrition programs. The work being solicited is institutional food procurement—weekly or annual grocery supply contracts for cafeterias, detention facilities, and state-supported living centers, where canned vegetables compete alongside fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and prepared foods within unified competitive solicitations. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food and consumables IFB (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) covering food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior period value of $1.5 million; the Oregon Department of Corrections' canned tomato solicitation (S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026) for approximately 7,616 cases with historical pricing of $13.75 per case; Ben Hill County Schools' comprehensive food bid (PE61000NONST2027000000006, due June 15, 2026) encompassing multiple food categories across four school locations; and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 term contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) requiring minimum responsiveness on 76 food items across 45 elementary, middle, and high schools plus distribution kitchens.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Liberty County, Muscogee County, Burke County, Ben Hill County, and Douglas County school systems; Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools), Texas (Health and Human Services Commission and Department of Criminal Justice), and Oregon (Department of Corrections), with secondary activity in Illinois (Veterans Home) and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools). School nutrition programs and state institutional food service operations dominate the issuing-body mix, with contracts typically spanning fiscal-year periods (July 2026 through June 2027) and requiring firm, fixed pricing for initial periods with allowances for midterm adjustments tied to USDA pricing indexes or percentage thresholds of manufacturer increases. Buy American Act compliance, HACCP plan requirements, liability insurance minimums of $1 to $2 million, and E-Verify certification are standard compliance obligations. Most school district solicitations are competitive IFBs or ITBs with sealed bid openings; Texas HHS procurements are formal IFBs with extensive line-item responsiveness thresholds and pricing accountability; and Oregon Department of Corrections uses the OregonBuys portal exclusively with Oregon-fabrication and resident-bidder preferences of up to 5 percent. No set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises are mentioned in the recent opportunities, and no single incumbent vendor dominates across multiple jurisdictions, indicating fragmented, recurring demand across many small to mid-sized institutional buyers with individual contract values typically ranging from $500,000 to $9 million annually.