UNSPSC 50615534: Canned or jarred Non GMO serrano peppers

The variety of Non GMO peppers known as Non GMO serrano 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 50615534 Canned or jarred Non GMO serrano peppers, a Commodity code, covers preserved pepper products that state and local governments procure almost exclusively through large-scale school nutrition and institutional food-service programs. Recent solicitations show school districts and state health agencies buying canned and jarred peppers as line items within comprehensive food and consumable product bids, though the dataset shows no standalone serrano pepper solicitation—the code appears peripherally within broader produce and food-supply RFPs and IFBs that span hundreds of items. Issuing bodies soliciting under the code are predominantly K–12 school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Burke County Public Schools and Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, and others), state health and human services agencies procuring for state hospitals and supported living centers (Texas HHSC, state correctional facilities), and specialized institutions like the Illinois Veterans Home. No single jurisdiction dominates; activity is dispersed across state and county education and health procurement offices.

Recent opportunities naming food items aligned with this code span Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Virginia, Illinois, and Oregon. Representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 (El Paso State Supported Living Center, food and consumable products, due July 13, 2026) and the Texas HHS supplemental food and consumables procurement HHS0016792 covering 210 line items across state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, with an estimated three-year value of $4.5 million. The Ben Hill County Schools food bid (IFB #26271, sealed bids due June 15, 2026) encompasses fresh and frozen produce, seasonings and condiments across four school locations with Buy American Act compliance required. Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 procurement (IFB 2000004323, sealed bids due April 27, 2026) supplies 45 elementary, middle, and high schools plus seven distribution kitchens across Virginia with food products including condiments and staple items. Canned and jarred peppers appear as cost-controlled line items in these large, multi-category food contracts—individual item volume is modest relative to broader commodity purchases, pricing is typically firm and fixed or subject to Consumer Price Index adjustments, and award is made on lowest responsive bid or best-value basis to single or multiple vendors per line item.