UNSPSC 50613510: Canned or jarred Non GMO japanese eggplants

The variety of Non GMO eggplants known as Non GMO japanese 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 50613510 Canned or jarred Non GMO japanese eggplants is a Commodity code that does not match the work actually being solicited under it in recent state and local procurement. The recent opportunities posted under this code show no procurement of canned or jarred Japanese eggplants; instead, they reflect broad food and consumable sourcing for state facilities, school districts, and corrections systems. The most substantial recent activity involves large-scale cafeteria and institutional food procurement from Texas Health and Human Services Commission (multiple solicitations for state supported living centers and state hospitals), Georgia and Texas school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools), the Oregon Department of Corrections, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Texas Comptroller, and the State of Illinois. These issuing bodies are procuring shelf-stable canned and dried goods (canned vegetables, tomatoes, proteins, rice, pasta), fresh and frozen proteins, dairy, bread, and food service supplies—staple institutional meal components bearing no relationship to the specialty product nominally described in the code.

The geographic concentration of recent activity spans Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with additional activity in Illinois and limited postings from other states. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017872 (posted August 11, 2026, due August 25, 2026) for consumables and food items serving the Lufkin State Supported Living Center with an estimated prior-period value of $1.5 million; the Oregon Department of Corrections' IFB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (posted June 5, 2026, due June 19, 2026, with the prior purchase at $13.75 per case from California Healthy Harvest); Ben Hill County Schools' IFB #26271 (posted May 19, 2026, due June 15, 2026) for comprehensive school nutrition supplies across multiple categories; and Burke County Public Schools' IFB (posted May 11, 2026, due June 5, 2026) for nearly 400 line items of grocery products. The mismatch between the code name and actual procurement activity suggests either a tagging error in the source database or that the code is functionally dormant for its stated product category in current state and local markets.