UNSPSC 50615526: Canned or jarred Non GMO long hot peppers

The variety of Non GMO peppers known as Non GMO long hot 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 50615526 Canned or jarred non-GMO long hot peppers is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure canned and jarred peppers primarily as food service inputs for institutional dining, canteen operations, and meal preparation across correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, schools, and social service agencies. Recent solicitations show peppers specified as line items within broader consumable food procurement scopes rather than as standalone commodity buys, integrated into comprehensive food service catalogs that include proteins, vegetables, condiments, and related kitchen supplies. Issuing bodies span state health and human services departments, county boards of commissioners, school districts, and state correctional systems—predominantly institutional food service buyers purchasing in case quantities with delivery to centralized distribution points or multiple facility locations. The code sees activity concentrated in Texas and Georgia, with Texas Health and Human Services Commission appearing as a repeat buyer across multiple state-supported living centers and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division. Georgia school districts (Burke County Public Schools, Ben Hill County Schools) and Gwinnett County also regularly solicit food items under related codes.

Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026), which specified 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies with annual quantities from 1 to 24 cases per item and delivery within seven days of order; and Oregon Department of Corrections' June 2026 IFB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (with 5% Oregon-fabrication and resident-bidder preferences), which illustrates the scale and geographic scope of institutional canned-vegetable procurement. Texas procurements dominate the recent pipeline, with supplemental food and consumable bids covering 210 line items statewide with a maximum three-year value of $4.5 million, and the Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria-food IFB encompassing 382 line items across five geographic warehouse areas. School nutrition programs in Georgia consistently solicit comprehensive food products across dozens of line items with firm pricing for 30 days followed by market-indexed adjustments. Delivery is nearly universal on FOB Destination terms with 7-day standard lead times, and bidders routinely require three references, compliance with Buy American and E-Verify provisions, and general liability insurance minimums of $500,000 to $1 million.