UNSPSC 50615605: Canned or jarred Non GMO purple potatoes

The variety of Non GMO potatoes known as Non GMO purple potatoes 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 50615605 Canned or jarred Non-GMO purple potatoes is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure shelf-stable potato products, typically canned or jarred forms, for institutional food service operations. Recent state and local solicitations show that this code sees limited direct activity; the most specific recent opportunity was an Oregon Department of Corrections procurement (S2910000017145, posted June 5, 2026, due June 19, 2026) for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes rather than potatoes, and a single Oregon potato-variety solicitation (S2910000017460, posted July 17, 2026, due July 27, 2026) that lacked sufficient specification detail to characterize the actual procurement scope. More broadly, state and local buyers under related food-service codes are soliciting prepared foods and consumables for state supported living centers, correctional facilities, school districts, and senior services through IFB and IWQ notices. The issuing bodies include state health and human services agencies, state correctional systems, county boards of commissioners, and independent school districts.

Recent opportunities show activity concentrated in Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts for the Department of Criminal Justice), Georgia (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Burke County Public Schools, Ben Hill County Schools), and Oregon (Oregon Department of Corrections). A representative solicitation is the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 (posted October 16, 2026, due October 23, 2026) for consumables including prepared foods and food service supplies for the Lufkin State Supported Living Center, which encompasses 22 line items with estimated annual quantities ranging from 1 to 24 cases per item and F.O.B. Destination delivery within seven days of order. The Oregon Department of Corrections' canned-tomatoes bid (June 2026) required USDA Grade B or better, 12 months minimum shelf life, sodium not exceeding 240 mg per 100 grams, and FOB Destination delivery to Salem in eight truckloads of approximately 40,000 pounds each, with the prior purchase at $13.75 per case. The Commodity code itself shows sparse direct recent activity; most state and local food-service procurement activity flows through broader family and class codes encompassing mixed-category institutional food supply.