UNSPSC 50614620: Canned or jarred Non GMO red headed lettuces

The variety of Non GMO lettuce known as Non GMO red headed 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 50614620 Canned or jarred Non GMO red headed lettuces is a Commodity code that does not appear in recent state and local procurement activity. The nine opportunities posted between May and October 2026 and tagged with or related to fresh produce, canned goods, and food service procurement show no solicitations explicitly requesting canned or jarred non-GMO red headed lettuces. The recent activity spans much broader food service categories — state-supported living centers, school nutrition programs, county senior services, and correctional facilities are all procuring consumable foods, but the specificity of this Commodity code does not match the scope of work actually being bought. Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHS), Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Oregon Department of Corrections, and Georgia school districts are the dominant issuing bodies across these opportunities, with buys ranging from discrete food-service line items embedded in larger consumables contracts to comprehensive grocery procurements serving multiple facilities.

Geographic activity is concentrated in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas HHS Commission issued multiple IFBs for consumables and food products at state-supported living centers and state hospitals with response dates between June and October 2026, Gwinnett County (Georgia) and Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia) and Burke County Public Schools (Georgia) requested sealed food bids in May and June 2026, and the Oregon Department of Corrections issued an IFB for canned tomatoes in June 2026. No recent solicitations directly specify canned or jarred non-GMO red headed lettuces as a line item or primary scope. The code likely sits unused at the Commodity tier because state and local food service procurement typically aggregates produce categories at higher levels (fresh, frozen, canned vegetables generally) rather than specifying narrowly differentiated vegetable varieties or processing methods such as non-GMO lettuce preservation formats. Business development professionals should treat this code as dormant and monitor broader produce and food-service Commodity and Class codes for actual buying signals.