UNSPSC 50613416: Canned or jarred Non GMO marketmore cucumbers

The variety of Non GMO cucumbers known as Non GMO marketmore 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 50613416 Canned or jarred non-GMO Marketmore cucumbers is a Commodity code that in practice spans a narrow product category — shelf-stable canned and jarred vegetables, particularly cucumbers and tomatoes — purchased by state institutions, school districts, and corrections agencies for food service and nutrition programs. State and local governments buy these items as line items within larger consumables and food-service procurements rather than as standalone contracts; the code does not see dedicated solicitations focused exclusively on a single canned-vegetable product line. The issuing bodies are predominantly state health and human services departments (Texas HHSC, Illinois), state corrections agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections), and school districts (Georgia and Texas districts). A pattern of repeat procurement from state-supported living centers and correctional facilities reflects institutional food-service demand driven by captive populations with predictable, high-volume consumption patterns.

Recent activity shows solicitations from Texas (multiple HHSC procurements for state supported living centers at Lufkin and El Paso, and TDCJ cafeteria products), Oregon (Department of Corrections' June 2026 bid for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes at $13.75 per case, delivered to Salem), Georgia (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' October 2026 informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable foods including canned vegetables; Ben Hill County Schools' June 2026 food bid; Burke County Public Schools' June 2026 school nutrition procurement), and Illinois (quarterly food order for July–September 2026). The Oregon canned-tomato procurement provides a concrete benchmark: bids were due June 19, 2026 at 9:00 AM PST under IFB, with USDA Grade B or better required, a minimum 12-month shelf life, sodium not exceeding 240 mg per 100 grams, and FOB Destination delivery in eight truck loads to the Central Distribution Center in Salem. Canned vegetables are typically embedded as commodity line items within multi-category food-service RFQs and IFBs rather than procured in isolation, with evaluation favoring lowest responsive bid and compliance with USDA grade and nutritional standards.