UNSPSC 50613410: Canned or jarred Non GMO gherkin cucumbers

The variety of Non GMO cucumbers known as Non GMO gherkin 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 50613410 Canned or jarred Non GMO gherkin cucumbers is a Commodity code that captures specialized jarred vegetable products for institutional food service, though recent state and local opportunities show this code tagged across a much broader procurement landscape dominated by general food supply contracts rather than single-ingredient specialty items. State and local governments buying under this code spend the majority of their food procurement volume on bundled grocery, produce, and food-service contracts that span proteins, dairy, grains, prepared foods, and condiments alongside or instead of specialty vegetables. The issuing-body mix is dominated by school districts and K-12 nutrition programs, with substantial activity from state-level health and human services agencies, correctional departments, and state supported living centers. School districts in Georgia, Texas, Illinois, Missouri, and Oregon appear most active in recent solicitations, with Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Douglas County School System (Georgia), Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), and Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia) soliciting high-volume food contracts that may include gherkins as line items within larger produce or specialty-foods categories. Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, and Illinois Department of Veterans Services round out repeat institutional buyers.

Recent representative opportunities include Ben Hill County Schools' FY-27 Food Bid (IFB, due June 15, 2026) for multiple food categories with July–June 2026–2027 contract term; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB, due July 13, 2026) with estimated historical value of $1.5 million and contract term September 1, 2026–August 31, 2027; and Rockwood R-VI School District's dual groceries solicitation (April 29, 2026, due date) encompassing over 1,100 combined line items for 2026–2027 delivery. Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple canned-goods procurements including tomato products (ITB S2910000015837, due February 9, 2026, with 7,616 cases sought) that illustrate the institutional buying pattern. None of the recent opportunities specifically isolate gherkins or non-GMO specialty vegetables as standalone line items; instead, canned and jarred vegetables appear as components within broad food-service contracts driven by Buy American requirements, USDA compliance, nutritional standards, and firm fixed-price delivery structures typical of school nutrition and state institutional food service. Geographic concentration centers on the Southeast (Georgia, Texas) and Pacific Northwest (Oregon), with secondary activity in the Upper Midwest (Missouri, Illinois) and Mid-Atlantic (Virginia), reflecting the distribution of large school districts and state institutional facilities with centralized procurement offices.