UNSPSC 50614613: Canned or jarred Non GMO crisphead lettuces

The variety of Non GMO lettuce known as Non GMO crisphead 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 50614613 Canned or jarred Non GMO crisphead lettuces is a Commodity code that does not appear in current state and local procurement activity. The nine recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code span consumable foods, canned vegetables, potatoes, and school nutrition programs—but none name crisphead lettuce, canned or jarred, as a line item or solicitation focus. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited consumable foods for the Lufkin and El Paso State Supported Living Centers via IFB (HHS0018082, due October 23, 2026, and HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections sought approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes via IFB (S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026); and multiple school districts—Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia, and Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Comptroller of Public Accounts—issued comprehensive food bids covering hundreds of line items in produce, proteins, dairy, and dry goods, but none itemized canned or jarred crisphead lettuce. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requested informal written quotes for shelf-stable food products including canned vegetables (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026), and the State of Illinois and State of Georgia each posted food solicitations with incomplete scope detail in the source material. The code shows a mismatch between its nominal scope and actual procurement activity in the recent record.

State and local agencies issue food procurement broadly across state health and human services departments, county and city nutrition programs, school districts, and correctional facilities. Geographic activity appears concentrated in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon based on the recent opportunities, with additional activity in Illinois and multi-state coverage through state-level vehicles. The absence of canned or jarred crisphead lettuce as a named line item across these substantive food buys—particularly school nutrition programs that typically specify produce in detail—suggests the code either captures a narrow niche within broader food procurement or experiences minimal activity. Vendors pursuing state and local food supply contracts should monitor broader Commodity and Class codes spanning canned vegetables, fresh produce, and general food service supplies rather than rely on this code's recent signal.