UNSPSC 50615306: Canned or jarred Non GMO virginia peanuts

The variety of Non GMO peanuts known as Non GMO virginia peanuts 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 50615306 Canned or jarred Non GMO Virginia peanuts is a Commodity code that state and local governments procure as individual line items within broader food supply contracts for institutional food service, primarily school nutrition programs and state agency facilities. Recent opportunities show this code is tagged alongside dozens of other grocery items in multi-hundred-line-item procurements rather than solicited as a standalone product, suggesting it represents one component of comprehensive food purchasing rather than a category commanding dedicated bids.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with representative recent opportunities from Ben Hill County Schools (IFB PE61000NONST2027000000006, bids due June 15, 2026), Burke County Public Schools (PE55037NONST2027000000007, bids due May 26, 2026), Fairfax County Public Schools (IFB 2000004323, bids due April 27, 2026), Rockwood R-VI School District (two grocery procurements, bids due April 29, 2026), and Liberty County Board of Education (IFB PE68910NONST2026000000049, bids due April 29, 2026). State health and human services agencies also procure under this code—Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHS0017449, IFB due July 13, 2026) and state-supported living centers source food supplies that include canned and jarred products. The geographic spread spans the Southeast (Georgia, Missouri), Texas, and scattered national activity; recent Georgia school district procurements cluster in spring 2026. No recent opportunities name non-GMO Virginia peanuts as a specified line item or brand; the code's presence in these solicitations appears to reflect its classification within broad grocery categories rather than explicit demand signals.