UNSPSC 50613516: Canned or jarred Non GMO short tom eggplants

The variety of Non GMO eggplants known as Non GMO short tom 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 50613516 Canned or jarred Non-GMO short tom eggplants (Commodity) does not see material recent state and local procurement activity. The single opportunity in the dataset—the Illinois Veterans Home quarterly food order (RFQ 27497DVAQUINCB52821, bids due June 26, 2026)—does not specify eggplants in its scope and treats the code as a generic food supply tag rather than targeting preserved eggplants specifically. State and local food service procurement under this code, where it occurs, involves school districts, state institutional food services (prisons, mental health facilities, long-term care), and departments of corrections sourcing preserved vegetables as component items in broader grocery contracts rather than as primary line items.

Recent activity shows procurement instead concentrating on commodity-level food categories that drive volume—canned tomatoes, fresh produce, dairy, proteins, and prepared entrees across multi-million-dollar annual contracts. The Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC), Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), school nutrition programs in Georgia (Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, Burke County, Ben Hill County), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI), Virginia (Fairfax County), and Illinois have all issued RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs for food service since January 2026, but none name preserved eggplants as a distinct specification line. The code shows insufficient standalone recent demand to warrant dedicated pursuit; vendors supplying institutional food service should position preserved eggplants as part of broader specialty and ethnic food product portfolios within larger grocery and produce contracts.