UNSPSC 50615203: Canned or jarred Non GMO boiling onions

The variety of Non GMO onions known as Non GMO boiling onions 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 50615203 Canned or jarred Non GMO boiling onions is a Commodity code capturing a narrow product line that state and local governments purchase as ingredients for institutional food service, primarily through school nutrition programs and health and human services facilities. Recent opportunities show that canned or jarred onions fit within larger food procurement exercises where state and local buyers specify products by type, brand, or equivalent, often bundled with dozens or hundreds of other grocery items rather than solicited standalone. The code sees activity primarily from school districts and state agencies managing institutional kitchens—school nutrition programs dominate the recent opportunities, along with corrections departments, health and human services commissions, and state-supported living centers. These issuing bodies source canned or jarred products as shelf-stable ingredients for meal preparation, typically specifying USDA grades, sodium limits, shelf-life requirements, and domestic-content compliance for federal Child Nutrition Program reimbursement. Bid structures vary from weekly or quarterly line-item RFQs to annual IFBs spanning hundreds of items, with pricing anchored to per-unit, per-case, or cost-plus-fee models depending on the jurisdiction.

Activity under this code concentrates in the Southeast and Midwest, with recent solicitations from Georgia (Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Ben Hill County Schools, Douglas County School System), Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for El Paso State Supported Living Center and statewide facilities, Texas Department of Criminal Justice via the Comptroller), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), Illinois (Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy), Oregon (Oregon Department of Corrections), and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools). Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center due July 13, 2026, and HHS0016792 for supplemental food and consumables statewide with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years; the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000016089 for tomato paste (a related canned vegetable product) due March 9, 2026, and S2910000015837 for canned tomato products due February 9, 2026; and school district procurements including Liberty County Board of Education IFB for food products due April 29, 2026, Muscogee County School District ITB 26-017 for produce items due April 27, 2026, and Rockwood R-VI School District grocery solicitations due April 29, 2026. Most school nutrition contracts run July 1 through June 30, renewal annually, with firm pricing required for the initial term and midterm adjustments permitted only for documented manufacturer price increases above 5 percent. All institutional buyers enforce Buy American requirements, HACCP compliance, federal debarment certification, and insurance minimums of $1 million to $2 million; no set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises appear in recent solicitations.