UNSPSC 50615402: Canned or jarred Non GMO pinkeye peas

The variety of Non GMO peas known as Non GMO pinkeye peas 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 50615402 Canned or jarred Non-GMO pinkeye peas is a Commodity code that covers shelf-stable legume products purchased by state and local governments primarily for institutional food service operations, including state-run facilities, school districts, and county social services programs. Recent solicitations show that state and local buyers are acquiring canned peas as part of broader food procurement bids that encompass dozens or hundreds of line items spanning proteins, vegetables, dairy, condiments, and consumable supplies. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for consumables and food products to supply state supported living centers, with scope spanning prepared foods and food service supplies delivered within seven days of order. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia solicited canned vegetables as part of a shelf-stable food bundle for senior services, and Ben Hill County Schools requested canned vegetables alongside hundreds of other grocery line items for school nutrition programs. The issuing bodies are predominantly state health and human services agencies, county social services and senior programs, and school districts. School nutrition programs appear as repeat buyers, with solicitations from Burke County Public Schools and Ben Hill County Schools both requesting canned vegetables and other shelf-stable products for multi-school supply chains.

Recent activity clusters in Texas and Georgia. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted at least two IFBs for state facility food service in mid-to-late 2026 (HHS0017872 and HHS0018082), with response dates of August 25 and October 23, 2026 respectively, each covering annual consumables including canned vegetables for institutional canteens and campuses. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners issued IWQ 140229 on October 13, 2026 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables, due October 19, 2026 at 3:00 p.m., with delivery to a senior services facility in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia solicited comprehensive school food bids (IFB #26271) due June 15, 2026, and Burke County Public Schools in Waynesboro, Georgia requested sealed bids for school nutrition products due June 5, 2026. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the State Comptroller's office, posted cafeteria food procurement (IFB 304T-26-300CF, response extended to May 4, 2026) for approximately 382 line items across five geographic warehouse areas, incorporating a broad range of shelf-stable items. Activity is limited; canned pinkeye peas do not appear as a named line item in any of the recent solicitations reviewed, and this code shows little directly relevant recent procurement despite the frequency of canned vegetable purchasing in institutional food service.