UNSPSC 50613704: Canned or jarred Non GMO perfection fennel

The variety of Non GMO fennel known as Non GMO perfection fennel that has 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 50613704 Canned or jarred non-GMO perfection fennel is a Commodity code that does not match the work actually being solicited under it in recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—a specific preserved vegetable product—bears no connection to the food service procurement opportunities posted in the dataset. Recent opportunities solicited under this code span institutional food service for state facilities, school districts, and correctional systems, encompassing hundreds of line items across fresh proteins, frozen vegetables, dairy, canned goods, condiments, and food service supplies. The issuing bodies are primarily state health and human services departments (Texas HHSC, Illinois), state correctional and education agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Georgia and Texas school districts), county governments (Gwinnett County, Georgia), and Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia. The geographic spread includes Texas, Georgia, Oregon, and Illinois, with Texas accounting for the highest concentration of recent activity.

Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission soliciting supplemental food and consumables under IFB HHS0016792V2 (210 line items, fresh through refrigerated products, $4.5 million potential value over three years, closing deadline March 19, 2026, now closed); the Oregon Department of Corrections requesting approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (IFB S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026); Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners seeking 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including proteins, rice, pasta, and canned vegetables under informal written quote IWQ 140229 (due October 19, 2026); and Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia issuing a comprehensive school nutrition food bid covering fresh and frozen produce, meat, dairy, and kitchen supplies across four school locations (IFB #26271, due June 15, 2026). The code shows no meaningful activity in preserved fennel specifically and appears to be a tagging error or data quality issue rather than a legitimate procurement category for business development purposes.