UNSPSC 50614113: Canned or jarred Non GMO marjoram

The variety of Non GMO herbs known as Non GMO marjoram 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 50614113 Canned or jarred Non GMO marjoram is a Commodity code that maps poorly to actual state and local purchasing activity—the recent solicitation record shows no specific demand for this ingredient, despite the code's narrow product definition. The opportunities tagged under this code span broad food supply and consumable procurement for state institutions, school districts, and public agencies, encompassing hundreds of line items across proteins, produce, dairy, grains, prepared entrees, snacks, condiments, and food service supplies. The issuing bodies are state health and human services agencies (Texas HHS Commission, State of Illinois, State of Georgia), state corrections and criminal justice departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and K–12 school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Douglas County School System in Georgia). School districts dominate the recent activity, soliciting master grocery contracts and commodity-specific procurement; state institutional buyers (supporting living centers, hospitals, correctional facilities) procure via IFBs with large line-item counts and fixed pricing on consumption-based terms.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (multiple large IFBs from HHSC, TDCJ, and the Comptroller's office), Georgia (state and county school district RFPs), with additional recent solicitation from Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia. Representative opportunities include the Texas HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center food and consumable IFB (HHS0017449, response due July 13, 2026) with a prior-period value of $1.5 million and a maximum potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years; Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K–12 term contract (IFB 2000004323, response due April 27, 2026) requiring weekly delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens; the Douglas County School System's Food Supply and Distribution RFP (response due February 18, 2026) with estimated annual spend of $9 million; and Rockwood School District's Child Nutrition Services Grocery Items procurement (response due April 29, 2026) spanning over 900 line items. School-based nutrition solicitations typically require Buy American compliance, Child Nutrition Labels, minimum shelf life, and firm fixed pricing for 365 days; state institutional and corrections procurement emphasizes USDA grade compliance, temperature and delivery specifications, and complaint resolution timelines. The code itself—a single preserved herb ingredient—does not appear in any of the recent opportunity descriptions, suggesting that when state and local agencies order marjoram, they do so as part of broader commodity, spice, or condiment line items under higher-level UNSPSC families rather than as standalone purchase requisitions.