UNSPSC 50613512: Canned or jarred Non GMO long striped eggplants

The variety of Non GMO eggplants known as Non GMO long striped 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 50613512 Canned or jarred Non-GMO long striped eggplants (Commodity) captures food service procurement by state agencies and school districts that source shelf-stable vegetables and prepared foods for institutional dining operations. The code's nominal scope does not align with the recent opportunities posted under this tag: the bulk of state and local solicitations are for generic canned vegetables (tomatoes, mixed canned goods), fresh and frozen produce, proteins, dairy, dry goods, and food service supplies—not specifically long-striped eggplants. State agencies and school nutrition programs use this code as a bucket for general canned-vegetable or prepared-food line items without strict adherence to the eggplant specification, suggesting the code may be incorrectly applied or serves as a catch-all for institutional food sourcing.

Recent opportunities cluster in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHS) has posted multiple IFBs for food and consumable products to support state-supported living centers and hospitals—including HHS0017449 for El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB, due July 13, 2026) and HHS0018082 for Lufkin State Supported Living Center (IFB, due October 23, 2026), both spanning prepared foods, condiments, and food service supplies. Georgia school districts including Ben Hill County Schools (IFB #26271, due June 15, 2026) and Burke County Public Schools (sealed bid, due June 5, 2026) are procuring comprehensive food and nutrition products under Buy American requirements. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted a large canned-tomato procurement (S2910000017145, approximately 7,616 cases, due June 19, 2026) with Oregon-fabricated and resident-bidder preferences. A single Illinois IFB for quarterly food supply (27497DVAQUINCB52821, due June 26, 2026) and a Georgia state-level food procurement (PE55645NONST2026000000009, due June 22, 2026) round out recent activity. School districts and state corrections, health, and welfare agencies drive volume; no single repeat buyer dominates across all states, but Texas HHS and school nutrition programs show consistent quarterly or annual food-sourcing cycles.