UNSPSC 50614003: Canned or jarred Non GMO garden peas

The variety of Non GMO green peas known as Non GMO garden 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 50614003 Canned or jarred Non GMO garden peas is a Commodity code covering shelf-stable canned and jarred pea products that state and local governments procure as part of broader food-service and nutrition-support operations. Recent solicitations show this code sitting within much larger consumables food procurements for state-supported living centers, county senior services, school nutrition programs, and correctional facilities. The work involves supplying institutional food service operations—canteens, cafeterias, meal programs for dependent populations—where canned or jarred peas appear as one line item among dozens of proteins, vegetables, grains, dairy, and related supplies. Issuing bodies are predominantly state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois state procurement), county school systems and school nutrition programs (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia), county senior services operations (Gwinnett County), and state correctional departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice). The code sees activity across Texas, Georgia, Oregon, and Illinois, with Texas agencies—particularly HHSC for state-supported living centers and TDCJ for correctional facilities—appearing most frequently in the recent pipeline.

Representative recent opportunities illustrate the scale and structure of procurement under this code. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0018082 on October 16, 2026 (bids due October 23, 2026) for consumable foods for the Lufkin State Supported Living Center, encompassing 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies with estimated annual quantities of 1 to 24 cases per item, FOB Destination with freight prepaid. The Oregon Department of Corrections solicited bids on June 5, 2026 (due June 19, 2026) for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes—a parallel canned-vegetable procurement—with Oregon-fabricated goods and resident bidders each receiving 5% price preference, delivery to the Central Distribution Center in Salem, and a prior-purchase reference price of $13.75 per case from California Healthy Harvest. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners issued IWQ 140229 on October 13, 2026 (due October 19, 2026) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products including canned vegetables for the Department of Community Services, with delivery within 72 hours of order when possible and all items required by December 7, 2026. Larger statewide procurements such as Texas HHS IFB HHS0017449 (El Paso State Supported Living Center, $1.5 million historical value for FY 2025–26) and HHS HHS0016792v2 (supplemental food and consumables for state hospitals and supported living centers, $4.5 million maximum potential value over three years) anchor the code's activity, with 210 and multiple-line-item scopes respectively; both require firm fixed pricing with delivery within seven days of order receipt and compliance with federal food, drug, and cosmetic standards.