UNSPSC 50614508: Canned or jarred Non GMO tarahumara pinks lentils

The variety of Non GMO lentils known as Non GMO tarahumara pinks 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 50614508 Canned or jarred Non GMO tarahumara pinks lentils is a Commodity code that describes shelf-stable legume products procured by state and local governments primarily for institutional food service — specifically canteens, cafeterias, and campus dining at state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, schools, and senior service centers. Recent opportunities under this code show that state and local buyers source canned and jarred lentils as part of broader consumable-food and food-service-supply contracts. The issuing bodies are mixed and include state health and human services agencies, county governments, school districts, and state correctional systems. While the code itself is narrowly defined, the recent opportunities posted show that lentils appear as one line item within much larger food procurement solicitations that also encompass proteins, vegetables, grains, dairy, condiments, and disposable food service supplies. Quantities ordered are modest — typically a few cases per year within multi-hundred-line-item food portfolios — reflecting institutional food service demand rather than wholesale or retail distribution channels.

Activity under this code concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with recent solicitations from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (multiple IFBs for state-supported living centers and state hospitals), the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia, Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia, and the Oregon Department of Corrections. Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0018082 for consumables at Lufkin State Supported Living Center with a response date of October 23, 2026, which encompasses 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies with estimated annual quantities of 1 to 24 cases per item; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products due October 19, 2026, including canned proteins, vegetables, soups, and sauces; and Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 for comprehensive school nutrition procurement with a June 15, 2026 response date spanning produce, meat, dairy, and dry goods across four school locations. The code shows sparse and sporadic recent activity — no recent solicitations are tagged to this commodity code alone, and lentils appear only as implicit line items within much broader institutional food service contracts where scope documents are not fully visible in the source material.