UNSPSC 50613503: Canned or jarred Non GMO black enorma eggplants

The variety of Non GMO eggplants known as Non GMO black enorma eggplants 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 50613503, Canned or jarred Non-GMO black enorma eggplants, is a Commodity code that shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The recent solicitations tagged to this code do not request canned or jarred eggplants; instead, they solicit broad food consumables and supplies for institutional kitchens, food service operations, and school nutrition programs. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Georgia counties, Oregon state agencies, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Illinois state government, and multiple school districts across Texas and Georgia have posted food-service RFPs, IFBs, and informal quote requests since May 2026, but these solicit prepared foods, frozen proteins, fresh produce, dairy, canned vegetables (tomatoes, for example), paper supplies, and kitchen consumables—not the specialty eggplant product the code nominally describes. The mismatch between the code's name and the actual procurement activity suggests either miscoding at the source or that non-GMO black enorma eggplants do not represent a distinct procurement category in state and local contracting.

The representative opportunities reflect typical institutional food procurement patterns: the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued multiple IFBs for state-supported living centers and hospitals covering hundreds of line items and potential contract values exceeding $1.5 million annually; Georgia school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools) and Gwinnett County solicited comprehensive grocery bids for school nutrition programs and senior services; the Oregon Department of Corrections posted an IFB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes; and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice sought approximately 382 line items of cafeteria products across five geographic distribution points. Response dates ranged from May through October 2026. Geographic concentration appears heaviest in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with secondary activity in Illinois. Issuing bodies span state health and corrections agencies, county purchasing offices, school districts, and senior services programs. The code itself does not signal actionable procurement intent for eggplant suppliers; business development professionals should verify direct RFQ activity or seek recoding under broader food-commodity families if pursuing institutional food service work.