UNSPSC 50614502: Canned or jarred Non GMO french green lentils

The variety of Non GMO lentils known as Non GMO french green lentils that have 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 50614502 Canned or jarred non-GMO french green lentils is a Commodity code that covers shelf-stable legume products used primarily in institutional food service operations by state health and human services agencies, corrections departments, and school nutrition programs. State and local governments buy canned and jarred lentils as part of broader food procurement for facility cafeterias, canteens, senior services centers, and inmate dining operations. The issuing bodies are predominantly state departments of health and human services, state corrections agencies, county governments, and school districts. Texas Health and Human Services Commission and its subordinate state supported living centers appear frequently in recent solicitations, as do Georgia county boards of commissioners and school districts. The code sits within larger institutional food procurement efforts where lentils are typically one line item among dozens of shelf-stable proteins, vegetables, and dry goods in consolidated IFB or IWQ solicitations.

Recent opportunities show activity concentrated in Texas and Georgia, with additional procurement in Illinois, Oregon, and other states. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0018082 for Lufkin State Supported Living Center consumables (due October 23, 2026), HHS0017872 for El Paso State Supported Living Center consumables and food items (due August 25, 2026), and HHS0016792V2 for supplemental food and consumables across multiple state hospitals and supported living centers (due March 19, 2026, with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years). Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia solicited shelf-stable food items including canned proteins under IWQ 140229 (due October 19, 2026). Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia posted a school food bid covering multiple food categories for the 2026-2027 school year (due June 15, 2026), and Burke County Public Schools in Waynesboro, Georgia sought comprehensive grocery procurement including canned items (due June 5, 2026). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller of Public Accounts, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across multiple prison warehouse locations (due May 4, 2026, extended from April 21, 2026). These solicitations use standard institutional food-service notice types—IFB, IWQ, and occasional RFP—with FOB Destination delivery, firm fixed pricing, and response deadlines typically ranging from one to three weeks.