UNSPSC 50614100: Canned or jarred Non GMO herbs

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO herbs 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 50614100 Canned or jarred Non GMO herbs, a Class code, does not reflect the scope of work actually being solicited under this code in recent state and local procurement. The recent opportunities tagged with this code describe broad food service and cafeteria grocery procurement—shelf-stable proteins, canned vegetables, frozen entrees, dairy products, beverages, condiments, and disposable serviceware—rather than Non GMO herbs in canned or jarred form. State and local governments issuing under this code span Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) statewide supported living centers and state hospitals, county boards of commissioners, state criminal justice and corrections systems, and state facility operations. The issuing bodies include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, HHSC Procurement and Contracting Services, and the State of Georgia. The work involves firm, fixed-price bidding on detailed product specifications with no substitutions or approvals for equivalents in most instances, delivery to multiple distribution points or facilities, and compliance with USDA grade and food safety standards.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted three separate IFBs between June and August 2026 for food and consumable products serving state supported living centers and state hospitals statewide, with bid responses due in late June through late August 2026 and contract terms running September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027 with renewal options; the most recent, HHS0017799 and HHS0017798, requested bids on canteen and food service groceries for Mexia State Supported Living Center with a historical monetary value guideline of approximately $160,500 to $158,000 for similar goods in prior fiscal years. The Texas Comptroller issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice across five geographic warehouse locations statewide, with responses due May 4, 2026, an initial contract term through August 31, 2027, and standard delivery expectations of 30 days after order receipt. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia solicited informal written quotes under IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items with delivery to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center and responses due October 19, 2026. The code shows little activity aligned to its nominal scope of canned or jarred Non GMO herbs specifically.