UNSPSC 50614704: Canned or jarred Non GMO eddoes malanga

The variety of Non GMO malanga known as Non GMO eddoes malanga 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 50614704 Canned or jarred Non GMO eddoes malanga is a Commodity code that in recent state and local practice encompasses shelf-stable canned and jarred vegetables procured in bulk by institutions operating food service operations. State and local governments buying under this code are typically state health and human services agencies operating residential care facilities, state corrections departments, county nutrition programs, and school districts. The solicitations show that institutional food service buyers procure a wide range of canned produce—tomatoes, vegetables, and specialty items—alongside other shelf-stable foods, proteins, and food service supplies as part of comprehensive consumables contracts. Recent work includes multi-line-item food and consumable bids from state health agencies, corrections departments, and school districts, where canned vegetables represent individual line items within larger procurements rather than standalone commodity purchases. Issuing bodies span state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois state procurement, Georgia state procurement), county government (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners), and school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools).

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with secondary activity in Illinois. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017872 for consumables and noncontract food items for the Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due August 25, 2026), which encompasses canned and jarred vegetables among 20 line items; the Oregon Department of Corrections' IFB S2910000017145 for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026), representing an eight-truck-load procurement with pricing precedent of $13.75 per case from a February 2026 award; and Gwinnett County's IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products including canned vegetables (due October 19, 2026). Ben Hill County Schools' IFB #26271 and Burke County Public Schools' bid for school nutrition (due June 5, 2026 and June 8, 2026 opening, respectively) each solicit hundreds of line items across multiple food categories where canned produce is a specified category. Texas Health and Human Services' IFB HHS0017449 for the El Paso State Supported Living Center referenced a prior-period spend of $1.5 million across food and consumables, though that figure encompasses all items procured under the code and related codes.