UNSPSC 50613515: Canned or jarred Non GMO pea eggplants

The variety of Non GMO eggplants known as Non GMO pea 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 50613515 Canned or jarred Non GMO pea eggplants is a Commodity code that sees limited recent solicitation activity, with state and local food service procurement bodies tagging broader food supply contracts under this code despite the nominal specificity of the category. The one explicit opportunity citing this code—the State of Illinois IVHQ quarterly food order (solicitation 27497DVAQUINCB52821, RFQ, due June 26, 2026)—represents a narrow window into actual procurement: state and local institutional food service operations buying packaged food items on recurring cycles, typically with brand-specific or equivalent allowances. The remaining opportunities in the dataset are tagged under this code but describe comprehensive food supply for state-supported living centers, prison systems, school nutrition programs, and institutional facilities across multiple states, spanning fresh produce, proteins, dairy, frozen goods, and consumables rather than specialty preserved vegetables. This mismatch suggests that procurement offices may be applying the code broadly to any food commodity solicitation or that the code's framing has drifted from its nominal scope in practice.

Geographic activity centers on Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, and Missouri, where school districts, state health and human services agencies, and correctional departments post recurring food supply contracts. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (solicitations HHS0017449 and HHS0016792, IFB, responses due July 13, 2026 and February 23, 2026 respectively) and the Oregon Department of Corrections (solicitations for canned tomatoes and tomato paste, ITB, responses due June 19, 2026 and March 9, 2026) appear as repeat buyers. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix—Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia, Liberty County Schools in Georgia, Muscogee County Schools in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, and Douglas County Schools in Georgia—all pursuing annual food supply contracts with RFQ or IFB notice types and firm-price or cost-plus-fee structures running July through June. A pattern of Buy American Act compliance, HACCP plan requirements, and USDA grade specifications runs across all opportunities, with price adjustments typically limited to CPI-based or fixed-fee caps. Contract values range from $1.5 million for a single year (HHSC El Paso facility) to estimated $9 million annually (Douglas County Schools main-line distributor). Set-asides and disadvantaged-enterprise preferences are absent from the recent solicitations; awards are typically made on lowest responsive-responsible bid or best-value basis within 60 days of bid opening.