UNSPSC 50614119: Canned or jarred Non GMO recao

The variety of Non GMO herbs known as Non GMO recao 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 50614119 Canned or jarred Non GMO cacao is a Commodity code that designates specialty food ingredients and prepared products sourced under state and local nutrition and food-service contracts, though recent activity shows the code capturing a much broader range of food procurement than the nominal scope suggests. State and local governments are soliciting under this code for bulk food supply to institutional food-service operations — school districts, state-supported living centers, state hospitals, and correctional facilities — where the actual work spans fresh and frozen proteins, dairy, produce, grains, condiments, bakery items, and consumable supplies such as food-service gloves and containers. The issuing bodies are predominantly state health and human services agencies (Texas HHSC, Illinois state contracting), state correctional departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice), and school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Douglas County Schools in Georgia). Repeat buyers include Texas HHSC and Texas Department of Criminal Justice, both seeking institutional food supply on regular cycles.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas (multiple HHSC statewide solicitations, TDCJ cafeteria procurement, state Comptroller statewide procurement division), followed by Georgia (Douglas County Schools RFPs for produce and eggs and food distribution through the GEC Buying Cooperative), and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas HHSC's solicitation HHS0017449 for food and consumables to El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB, proposals due July 13, 2026, historical value $1.5 million annually with up to three-year term); the Texas Comptroller's IFB 304T-26-300CF for TDCJ cafeteria food products across five geographic distribution areas (response deadline May 4, 2026, extended via addendum, covering roughly 382 line items with firm fixed pricing); Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB 2000004323 for supply to 45 schools plus seven distribution kitchens and a central warehouse (due April 27, 2026, July 2026 contract start); and Rockwood R-VI School District's Child Nutrition Services grocery-items solicitation for the 2026-27 school year (due April 29, 2026 via NUTRIKIDS electronic bidding, spanning over 900 line items for approximately 6,900 daily lunch participants). Texas HHSC's supplemental food procurement HHS0016792V2 indicated a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years. Contract terms typically run one year with renewal options through two to five years total, and pricing is firm and fixed for the initial term with adjustments permitted only at renewal or tied to documented manufacturer price increases or CPI indexing.