UNSPSC 50614200: Canned or jarred Non GMO kale

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO kale 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 50614200 Canned or jarred Non GMO kale, a Class code, encompasses shelf-stable preserved vegetables that state and local governments purchase primarily for institutional food service — school nutrition programs, state health and human services facilities, correctional institutions, and senior services. Recent solicitations show that governments buy canned and jarred vegetables as bulk components of comprehensive food supply contracts rather than as standalone line items; the code appears to map to a narrow product category within much broader food procurement scopes. The issuing bodies are predominantly state health and human services agencies (particularly Texas HHSC for state supported living centers), school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia), state correctional and detention systems (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Oregon Department of Corrections), and county departments managing senior services. Texas Health and Human Services Commission is a repeat buyer, soliciting food and consumables contracts for multiple state-supported living centers across different fiscal years and locations.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for food and consumable products serving state supported living centers at Lufkin and El Paso (IFB HHS0017872 and HHS0017449, with response dates of August 25 and July 13, 2026), and a statewide supplemental food and consumables procurement covering state hospitals and state supported living centers (IFB HHS0016792V2, due March 19, 2026, with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years). Georgia school districts have posted multiple food bids: Ben Hill County Schools posted IFB #26271 (due June 15, 2026) and Burke County Public Schools posted a comprehensive school nutrition procurement (due June 5, 2026). The Oregon Department of Corrections posted an IFB for canned tomatoes (S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026). Gwinnett County, Georgia posted an informal written quote for food items including shelf-stable products (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026). Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five geographic warehouse areas (due May 4, 2026). The code shows consistent quarterly and annual procurement cycles aligned with institutional fiscal years and school nutrition program contract periods running July through June.