UNSPSC 50615511: Canned or jarred Non GMO yellow chile peppers

The variety of Non GMO peppers known as Non GMO yellow chile 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 50615511 Canned or jarred Non GMO yellow chile peppers is a Commodity code covering shelf-stable pepper products that state and local governments procure as part of broader food service operations for institutional facilities, schools, and correctional institutions. The recent opportunities in this code's scope reflect institutional food service procurement—the work being solicited includes consumable foods for state-supported living centers, school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and senior services operations. These solicitations bundle peppers and related canned vegetables with dozens of other food items, proteins, dairy, and supplies into comprehensive line-item food bids; the peppers themselves appear as one or two line items within much larger food service contracts rather than as standalone procurements. Issuing bodies include state health and human services departments (Texas HHS Commission), state correctional departments (Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Oregon Department of Corrections), school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools), and county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners). State-supported living centers and correctional facilities are repeat buyers under this code and related food-service categories.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. Representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 (Consumables Foods for Lufkin State Supported Living Center, due October 23, 2026, 22 line items including prepared foods and supplies), Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote IWQ 140229 (approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables, due October 19, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.), and the Oregon Department of Corrections' IFB for canned tomatoes (7,616 cases, due June 19, 2026, $13.75 per case in the prior February 2026 purchase). These institutional buyers typically require delivery within seven days of order or 72 hours where noted, F.O.B. Destination pricing with freight prepaid, USDA grade compliance, minimum 12-month shelf life, and competitive awards to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder per line item. Response deadlines cluster in May through October 2026.