UNSPSC 50615506: Canned or jarred Non GMO fresno peppers

The variety of Non GMO peppers known as Non GMO fresno peppers 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 50615506 Canned or jarred Non-GMO Fresno peppers is a Commodity code covering shelf-stable pepper products state and local governments acquire as part of institutional food service procurement. State and local buyers—primarily state health and human services agencies operating state supported living centers and state hospitals, county departments, and school districts—solicit these items as line items within broader consumable food and supply contracts serving canteens, cafeterias, and on-campus food service operations. Recent opportunities show peppers listed alongside hundreds of other canned vegetables, proteins, dairy products, condiments, and food service supplies; the code reflects demand from institutional food buyers rather than a standalone market. Issuing bodies span Texas Health and Human Services Commission (multiple state supported living centers), county departments of community services, state correctional departments, school nutrition programs across Georgia and other states, and state hospital systems. Work solicited under the code involves responding to line-item bids within comprehensive food procurement IFBs, pricing on a per-unit or per-case basis, meeting USDA grade and FDA labeling standards, maintaining shelf-life minimums, and delivering FOB Destination within specified timeframes—typically seven days of order receipt or at mutually agreed intervals.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple IFBs for state supported living centers and state hospitals covering 210 line items (supplemental food and consumables, maximum potential value $4.5 million over three years); the Texas Department of Criminal Justice issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five warehouse regions with response due May 4, 2026. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requested informal written quotes for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables for the Department of Community Services, with quotes due October 19, 2026. Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools in Georgia each solicited comprehensive school nutrition food bids covering hundreds of line items with bid openings in June 2026. The Oregon Department of Corrections solicited 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (June 19, 2026 closing, with 5% Oregon-fabricated preference) and the Illinois State Veterinary Health Quarterly food procurement (June 26, 2026 closing). No recent opportunities specifically identified Fresno peppers by name or UNSPSC code, but the code appears as a line-item classification within these broader institutional food service contracts where pepper products are ordered on an as-needed basis.