UNSPSC 50614603: Canned or jarred Non GMO frisee lettuce

The variety of Non GMO lettuce known as Non GMO frisee lettuce 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 50614603 Canned or jarred Non-GMO frisee lettuce (Commodity) is a narrowly specialized produce item; however, the recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code reveal that state and local governments are actually procuring broad categories of shelf-stable and fresh food products for institutional food service — including canned vegetables, proteins, dairy, condiments, fresh produce, and consumable supplies — rather than frisee lettuce specifically. The issuing bodies span state health and human services agencies operating state-supported living centers and state hospitals, county government boards of commissioners operating senior services, state departments of corrections, and independent school districts. Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears multiple times as a repeat buyer, issuing invitations for bids on supplemental food and consumables, food for state-supported living centers in Lufkin and El Paso, with contract values reaching into the millions across multi-year terms. School districts in Georgia (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools) and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice also conduct regular food service procurements at substantial scale.

Activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with additional posting from Oregon (Department of Corrections, canned tomato procurement), Illinois, and scattered federal-aligned state purchasing. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center, posted October 16, 2026 with bids due October 23, 2026, covering 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products (peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, sauces, soups, canned vegetables) posted October 13, 2026 with quotes due October 19, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.; and Oregon Department of Corrections' IFB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes meeting USDA Grade B or better, posted June 5, 2026 with bids due June 19, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. PST. The code itself shows little direct relevance to the recent opportunities, which indicate a mismatch between the Commodity's nominal scope (specialized lettuce) and the actual work state and local governments are buying.