UNSPSC 50613421: Canned or jarred Non GMO telegraph improved cucumbers

The variety of Non GMO cucumbers known as Non GMO telegraph improved 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 50613421 Canned or jarred Non-GMO telegraph improved cucumbers, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations. The recent solicitation activity shows no direct procurement of this specific commodity; instead, state and local buyers are soliciting broadly for food supply contracts that may include canned cucumbers as one line item among hundreds of products spanning produce, proteins, dairy, grains, and prepared foods. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and state health and human services agencies supplying institutional cafeterias, state supported living centers, and detention facilities. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Douglas County Schools, Muscogee County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Liberty County Board of Education, Ben Hill County Schools), Texas (HHSC statewide, TDCJ), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Illinois (Illinois Veterans Home), and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools), with activity spanning spring through summer 2026 as districts plan for the July 2026 fiscal year.

Representative recent opportunities include the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs covering 30 Georgia school districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two (due March 4, 2026), Ben Hill County Schools' sealed IFB for food products across multiple categories with deliveries to four school locations (due June 15, 2026), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to supply the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million (due July 13, 2026). The code itself appears underutilized as a discrete procurement target; canned or jarred cucumbers are embedded within larger institutional food supply RFPs, RFQs, and ITBs that specify hundreds of line items with case-quantity pricing, firm fixed rates, and quarterly or annual contracts. Most opportunities require bidders to respond to minimum thresholds (typically 75–95 percent of line items), include delivery to multiple locations, comply with USDA and FDA standards, and maintain insurance coverage of $1 million or higher. The market is concentrated among school nutrition programs and state institutional food service operations with annual contract values typically ranging from $1.5 million to $9 million across multi-year terms.