UNSPSC 50613500: Canned or jarred Non GMO eggplants

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO eggplants 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 50613500 Canned or jarred Non GMO eggplants is a Commodity code used to tag preserved vegetable purchases, though recent state and local solicitation activity shows this code is applied inconsistently to broader food procurement across school districts, corrections departments, and human services facilities. The actual work being solicited under this code involves weekly and annual food supply contracts for institutional food service operations—meals for incarcerated populations, state-supported living centers, veterans homes, and school nutrition programs. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections and human services, school districts (including both individual districts and cooperative purchasing groups), and state veterans facilities. The geographic spread of recent activity is concentrated in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, and Missouri, with individual school district and state agency solicitations scattered across multiple jurisdictions. Most recent opportunities emphasize volume purchasing of processed and fresh food items delivered on recurring schedules, with firm fixed pricing, compliance with USDA and FDA standards, and Buy American requirements where applicable.

Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's June 2026 solicitation (IFB HHS0017449) seeking food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical annual value of $1.5 million and a contract term running through August 2028; the Oregon Department of Corrections' June 2026 bid (S2910000017145) for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes at $13.75 per case from the prior purchase, with delivery to Salem and an Oregon fabrication preference of five percent; Ben Hill County Schools' June 2026 IFB for food products across four school locations with Buy American Act compliance required; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food procurement (HHS0016792V2) with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide; and Fairfax County Public Schools' April 2026 Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323) serving 45 schools with weekly deliveries and a term running through June 2027 with four optional renewal years. School districts dominate the volume of recent activity, with most solicitations structured as annual or multi-year contracts with firm pricing, line-item bidding, and the flexibility to award to single or multiple vendors based on lowest cost and service capability.