UNSPSC 50614600: Canned or jarred Non GMO lettuces

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO lettuces 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 50614600 Canned or jarred Non GMO lettuces, a Class code, does not map to recent state and local procurement activity in the source records. The code's nominal scope is specialty vegetable products, yet the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations for canned or jarred lettuce of any kind—GMO or non-GMO. Instead, recent activity under this code designation spans broad food service procurement: weekly food orders for state veterans' homes (Illinois), food and consumable products for state-supported living centers (Texas), canned tomatoes for corrections facilities (Oregon), and comprehensive school nutrition contracts encompassing hundreds of line items across produce, proteins, dairy, and prepared foods (Georgia, Missouri, Virginia). The mismatch between code name and actual solicitation scope signals that the code may be misapplied by issuing bodies, or the code itself does not represent the practical buying pattern.

Issuing bodies soliciting under or tagged with this code span state departments (Illinois Veterans Home, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Georgia Department of Education), school districts (Fairfax County, Burke County, Ben Hill County, Rockwood, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County), and regional cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia districts). School nutrition programs dominate the recent activity, accounting for the majority of posted opportunities from March through June 2026. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (multiple school districts and state procurement), Texas (HHSC and TDCJ), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Illinois (Veterans Home), Missouri (Rockwood School District), and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools). Representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026, covering NIGP food and supply categories with a prior-period value of $1.5 million), Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 (due April 27, 2026, covering supply to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens), Burke County Public Schools' school nutrition food bid (due June 5, 2026, encompassing nearly 400 line items), and the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-003 for food supply and distribution services (due February 18, 2026, for estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000 across 32 schools). No recent solicitations explicitly reference canned or jarred lettuce.