UNSPSC 50615701: Canned or jarred Non GMO acme rutabagas

The variety of Non GMO rutabagas known as Non GMO acme rutabagas 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 50615701 Canned or jarred Non GMO acme rutabagas is a Commodity code with little recent activity directly aligned to its nominal scope. The recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show minimal procurement of the specific product named—canned or jarred non-GMO rutabagas—and instead reflect broad shelf-stable food procurements that span proteins, vegetables, dairy, condiments, and food service supplies. The issuing bodies include state health and human services departments, county governments, school districts, and corrections agencies. Work being solicited under the code encompasses institutional food service for state supported living centers, correctional facilities, schools, senior services, and other public facilities. Representative recent opportunities illustrate the actual scope: the Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited food and consumable products for state hospitals and supported living centers under IFB HHS0016792V2 (210 line items of fresh, frozen, dry, and refrigerated foods, due March 19, 2026); the Oregon Department of Corrections issued an IFB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026); and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice procured approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products through the Statewide Procurement Division (due May 4, 2026). School districts in Georgia—Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools—each sought comprehensive food bids for fiscal year 2026–2027 nutrition programs with nearly 400 line items spanning proteins, produce, dairy, and staple items.

Activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with Texas showing the heaviest volume through multiple state agency solicitations. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears repeatedly as a major buyer, issuing multiple IFBs for institutional food service at state facilities with contract values reaching $4.5 million over three years. Issuing bodies span state departments of health, corrections, and human services; county boards of commissioners; and school districts. Geographic spread includes Texas (dominant), Georgia, Oregon, and Illinois. The code shows steady procurement activity driven by institutional food service needs, though the actual products being bought—canned vegetables including tomatoes, proteins, dairy, condiments, and food service supplies—diverge substantially from the code's specific focus on canned or jarred non-GMO rutabagas. Vendors pursuing this code should understand that state and local procurement under it reflects broad institutional food supply contracts rather than single-commodity sourcing, with responses typically required to cover 95 percent or more of multi-hundred-item line item lists, firm fixed pricing common through the initial term, FOB Destination delivery obligations, and compliance with USDA standards, Buy American requirements, and institutional food safety protocols including HACCP certification.