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 is a Commodity code that sees minimal direct procurement activity under its specific product name in state and local contracting; however, the code sits within a broader food-supply ecosystem where state agencies, school districts, and state-supported living facilities solicit canned and jarred vegetables as components of larger grocery and food-service aggregations. The recent solicitations tagged to this code reveal that state and local governments purchase canned vegetables, including tomatoes and other canned goods, as line items within comprehensive food-procurement contracts serving correctional facilities, veterans homes, schools, and health and human services institutions. Work under the family encompasses weekly or quarterly food orders, annual grocery contracts, and supplemental food and consumable sourcing, where individual canned-vegetable line items are priced and fulfilled alongside dozens or hundreds of other food products rather than as standalone procurements.

Issuing bodies include the Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Veterans Homes, Ben Hill County Schools, Douglas County School System, Burke County Public Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, and a Georgia state agency, reflecting a mix of state departments, county and school-district nutrition programs, and facilities supporting corrections and veterans populations. Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast—Georgia, Texas, and Missouri—and the Pacific Northwest—Oregon—with sporadic Midwest activity in Illinois. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 (due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center with an estimated historical value of $1.5 million annually; the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000017145 (due June 19, 2026) for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes; Ben Hill County Schools' IFB #26271 (due June 15, 2026) for comprehensive food products under Buy American requirements; and Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 (due March 4, 2026) for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts via the GEC Buying Cooperative with estimated annual spending of $5.5 million across two regions. Canned kale specifically does not appear as a line item in any of the recent opportunities reviewed; the code's activity is absorbed into broader vegetable and canned-goods categories priced on a per-case or per-unit basis within multi-hundred-line-item contracts subject to firm fixed pricing, USDA compliance, food-safety certifications, and delivery within specified timeframes to school kitchens, distribution centers, and facility warehouses.