UNSPSC 50614101: Canned or jarred Non GMO basil

The variety of Non GMO herbs known as Non GMO basil 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 50614101 Canned or jarred Non GMO basil is a Commodity code that describes preserved basil products typically used as food service ingredients in institutional and school settings. State and local procurement activity under this code is sparse; recent solicitations tag food-service opportunities with broader commodity codes covering fresh produce, grocery staples, and prepared foods rather than specific preserved herbs. The issuing bodies active in the recent opportunities block span state agencies, school districts, and county-level health and human services commissions across multiple states, reflecting the distributed nature of institutional food service procurement. State health agencies in Texas (the Health and Human Services Commission and Department of Criminal Justice) appear repeatedly as high-volume buyers of food products and consumables, as do large school districts including Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Douglas County School System in Georgia, and Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, and Virginia based on recent solicitations. Representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center (proposals due July 13, 2026), and Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 for a Master Grocery K-12 contract to supply 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens statewide with weekly deliveries (bids due April 27, 2026). A third representative opportunity is the Rockwood R-VI School District Child Nutrition Services procurement for over 900 grocery line items including produce, meats, dairy, and prepared entrees for the 2026–27 school year (electronic bids due April 29, 2026, 9:45 a.m. CDT). The code itself—a narrowly specified preserved basil category—does not align closely with the scope of actual food service buys, which emphasize fresh, frozen, and dry bulk commodities. Firms positioning for food service work at state and local institutions should monitor broader grocery and food-supply codes rather than this specialized preserved-herb Commodity code.