UNSPSC 50614001: Canned or jarred Non GMO china peas

The variety of Non GMO green peas known as Non GMO china peas 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 50614001 Canned or jarred Non GMO china peas is a Commodity code that frames shelf-stable canned and jarred vegetables, particularly peas, supplied to state and local institutional food service operations — canteens, cafeterias, kitchens at state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, schools, and senior service programs. The code encompasses single-product food procurement as a line item within larger consumables buys; recent solicitations show these purchases integrated into multi-category food requests rather than as standalone pea procurements. Issuing bodies include state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), state correctional departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), county governments (Gwinnett County), state education systems and local school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools), and state institutional nutrition programs. Texas health agencies and corrections departments appear as repeat buyers, with multiple fiscal-year food procurement cycles per year.

Activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumables including canned vegetables at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center, due October 23, 2026, which specified delivery within seven days of order; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables for Community Services, due October 19, 2026, with 72-hour delivery required; and the Oregon Department of Corrections' IFB S2910000017145 for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (a related canned vegetable product), due June 19, 2026, with five-percent Oregon-fabricated preference. Canned peas do not appear as a standalone line item in the recent opportunities reviewed; the code shows activity as a component of broader food service aggregations rather than as a dedicated commodity, suggesting limited standalone procurement volume under this specific Commodity designation.