UNSPSC 50615515: Canned or jarred Non GMO bell peppers

The variety of Non GMO peppers known as Non GMO bell 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 50615515 Canned or jarred Non GMO bell peppers, a Commodity code, describes preserved pepper products that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, and health and human services operations. Recent solicitations show this code sitting within a broader canned-vegetable procurement landscape where state and local buyers source dozens of preserved produce line items—canned tomatoes, tomato paste, and mixed vegetables alongside peppers—as components of multi-category food-service contracts. The work centers on meeting USDA grade specifications, sodium limits, shelf-life requirements, and delivery schedules to institutional feeding operations; vendors quote unit pricing and bear transportation costs on FOB Destination terms. Issuing bodies span school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School System, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Burke County Public Schools, Douglas County School System), state departments of corrections (Oregon Department of Corrections), state health and human services operations (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and other state agencies (Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs). School districts dominate the recent-opportunity pool, each soliciting food contracts covering dozens or hundreds of line items where preserved vegetables including peppers appear as one category among proteins, dairy, grains, and fresh produce.

Geographic concentration appears strongest in the Southeast—Georgia school districts (Muscogee, Liberty, Savannah-Chatham, Burke, Douglas counties) and Texas corrections and HHS facilities all posted produce-related opportunities in the first half of 2026. Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Veterans Home, and Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) round out the geographic spread. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 (posted June 11, 2026, due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products serving El Paso State Supported Living Center, which encompasses 210 line items including canned goods under NIGP classes and carries a historical monthly value of $1.5 million; the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000017145 (posted June 5, 2026, due June 19, 2026) for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes with USDA Grade B or better and sodium limits matching typical preserved-vegetable specs; and Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 (posted April 6, 2026, due April 27, 2026) for Master Grocery K-12 across 45 schools with 76-item minimum response threshold and Buy American compliance. No recent opportunity explicitly names canned bell peppers as a sole or primary procurement line; the code shows activity only as part of multi-category food-service RFPs and IFBs where preserved vegetables are a constituent item class, not a driver of solicitation volume.