UNSPSC 50614611: Canned or jarred Non GMO butterhead lettuces

The variety of Non GMO lettuce known as Non GMO butterhead lettuces 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 50614611 Canned or jarred Non-GMO butterhead lettuces is a Commodity code that in practice encompasses shelf-stable canned and jarred vegetables procured by state and local institutions for cafeteria, kitchen, and food-service operations. Recent solicitations show state agencies, school districts, and county governments buying this code as part of larger food-service contracts where canned vegetables appear alongside proteins, fresh produce, dairy, and consumable supplies. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple solicitations for state supported living centers that include canned vegetables in line-item food packages; Gwinnett County in Georgia has sought canned vegetables as part of a 1,062-case shelf-stable food order for senior services; and the Oregon Department of Corrections, Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice have all procured canned vegetables within comprehensive food-service contracts. Issuing bodies are predominantly state health and corrections departments, county social services and purchasing offices, and school districts managing child nutrition or institutional food programs.

Recent activity clusters in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0018082 in October 2026 for consumable foods including canned vegetables for Lufkin State Supported Living Center, with bids due October 23, 2026. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requested informal written quotes (IWQ 140229) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products including canned vegetables for the Department of Community Services, with quotes due October 19, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. and delivery required by December 7, 2026. The Oregon Department of Corrections procurement for canned tomatoes (S2910000017145) posted in June 2026 and illustrates typical scale—7,616 cases due within 30 days of purchase order issuance across eight full truck loads to Salem, Oregon, with a prior purchase at $13.75 per case. Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia) and Burke County Public Schools (Georgia) each solicited hundreds of line items including canned vegetables for school nutrition programs with contract periods running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The code shows consistent institutional buyer activity but little evidence of recent high-volume spot or ongoing commercial retail sales; opportunities are primarily competitive bids or informal quotes on fixed annual or quarterly schedules.