UNSPSC 50614609: Canned or jarred Non GMO ruby romaine lettuce

The variety of Non GMO lettuce known as Non GMO ruby romaine 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 50614609 Canned or jarred Non GMO ruby romaine lettuce, a Commodity code, does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The source contains 25 recent opportunities across diverse food procurement categories — canned tomatoes, tomato paste, fresh produce, grocery items, school nutrition contracts, and institutional food service — but none specifically name Non GMO ruby romaine lettuce or substantially similar canned lettuce products as a line item or scope element. State and local buyers active in this period include the State of Illinois (Veterans Home), Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, multiple Georgia school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Muscogee County School District, Burke County Public Schools), Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, and Douglas County School System in Georgia, spanning IFBs, RFPs, RFQs, and ITBs with response dates from February through June 2026.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual procurement landscape suggests the code either sees minimal state and local volume or is rarely applied to actual lettuce procurements by public agencies. Canned or jarred lettuce products do not appear among the vegetables, salads, produce, or produce-adjacent items listed in school nutrition food bids, institutional food service contracts for correctional facilities or state health centers, or state office cafeteria procurements across the recent opportunities. Buyers purchasing canned or jarred vegetables in this period — such as Oregon ODOC (canned tomatoes) and Texas HHSC (supplemental foods including frozen and canned goods) — do not tag those buys with this specific code. If pursuing this code, focus on institutions with high-volume food service operations, institutional buyers of pre-packaged salad ingredients for central kitchens, or specialty dietary procurement where shelf-stable lettuce products might serve prepared-food operations; however, the code shows no actionable recent activity to ground pursuit strategy on current market demand.