UNSPSC 50614122: Canned or jarred Non GMO salsify

The variety of Non GMO herbs known as Non GMO salsify 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 50614122 Canned or jarred non-GMO salsify, a Commodity code, shows minimal direct alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a single specialty produce product—canned or jarred salsify grown without genetic modification—yet the recent solicitations tagged under this code reflect broad food-service supply contracts spanning hundreds of line items across protein, dairy, produce, grain, beverage, and consumable categories for state institutions, school districts, and correctional facilities. The mismatch suggests that state and local procurement offices are classifying food-service bulk purchases at a higher taxonomic level than the specific commodity itself, or that the code is being used as a catch-all tag for food procurement when the actual line items do not isolate salsify products distinctly.

Recent opportunities span Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Illinois, and Virginia, with the heaviest concentration in Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Texas Department of Criminal Justice institutional food supply contracts. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas HHSC supplemental food and consumables IFB (HHS0017449) due July 13, 2026, covering food and consumable products for state supported living centers with an estimated historical value of $1.5 million annually; the Texas TDCJ cafeteria food products IFB (304T26300CF) due May 4, 2026, encompassing approximately 382 line items across five geographic warehouse areas; Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (2000004323) due April 27, 2026, requiring weekly delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens; Rockwood R-VI School District's child nutrition services grocery items solicitation due April 29, 2026, covering over 900 line items for approximately 6,900 daily lunch participants; and the Douglas County School System's food supply and distribution RFP (26-003) due February 18, 2026, seeking a main-line distributor for approximately 32,000 meals daily across 32 schools with estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9 million. The code does not support identification of recent procurement activity specifically targeting salsify as a distinct line item or category within these broader food-service contracts.