UNSPSC 50613406: Canned or jarred Non GMO chicago pickling cucumbers

The variety of Non GMO cucumbers known as Non GMO chicago pickling cucumbers that have 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 50613406 Canned or jarred non-GMO Chicago pickling cucumbers is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of shelf-stable vegetables and preservation-focused food products for institutional food service operations. The code shows minimal recent activity directly aligned with its nominal scope—the most recent opportunities block does not contain a solicitation for pickled cucumbers or pickles themselves. Instead, state and local bodies are soliciting broadly for canned vegetables, canned tomatoes, and comprehensive food service supplies that may include pickled products as line items within larger food procurement categories. The actual buying pattern under this code, as evidenced by recent state and local activity, reflects institutional food service needs across state agencies, county governments, and school districts, with canned and jarred vegetables appearing as commodity-level components of much larger consolidated food supply contracts rather than standalone procurement vehicles.

Recent solicitations show issuing bodies including the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (state supported living centers), the Oregon Department of Corrections, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia), Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia), Burke County Public Schools (Georgia), the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (via the Comptroller of Public Accounts), and the State of Illinois procuring food items in bulk for institutional cafeterias, food service programs, and on-campus operations. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon over the past four months, with Texas particularly active. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas HHS Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for El Paso State Supported Living Center (bids due July 13, 2026), covering 210+ line items of fresh, frozen, dry, and refrigerated food products with a three-year maximum potential value of $4.5 million; the Oregon Department of Corrections IFB S2910000017145 for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (bids due June 19, 2026), with delivery to Salem at $13.75 per case in the prior February 2026 purchase; and Ben Hill County Schools' IFB #26271 for school nutrition program food products covering hundreds of line items across multiple categories with deliveries to four schools (bids due June 15, 2026). The code itself shows little standalone recent procurement activity; pickled cucumbers and similar preserved vegetables are absorbed into consolidated institutional food service contracts rather than procured as individual commodity lines.