UNSPSC 50615803: Canned or jarred Non GMO dulse

The variety of Non GMO sea vegetables known as Non GMO dulse that has 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 50615803 Canned or jarred Non GMO dulse (Commodity) shows limited recent procurement activity that is substantially disconnected from the code's nominal scope. State and local governments buying under this code are actually soliciting broad food service supplies for institutional cafeterias and school nutrition programs, not dulse or other specialty seaweed products. The recent opportunities block contains no solicitations explicitly requesting canned or jarred dulse; instead, it documents food service RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs from school districts, state health and human services agencies, state departments of corrections, and state veteran homes that span hundreds of line items encompassing proteins, produce, dairy, grains, prepared foods, and consumable supplies.

The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and state institutional food service operators—school systems across Georgia (Savannah-Chatham, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Burke County, Douglas County, and Rockwood R-VI in Missouri; Fairfax County in Virginia), state health and human services commissions in Texas, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, and Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia. Geographic spread includes Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Virginia, Oregon, and Illinois, with the densest activity in Georgia school nutrition procurements. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (response due July 13, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000016405 for canned tomatoes (approximately 7,616 cases, response due June 19, 2026), Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB 2000004323 (response due April 27, 2026), and the Douglas County School System's RFP 26-003 for Food Supply and Distribution Services serving approximately 25,500 students with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9 million. The code itself does not reflect actual market activity for dulse or similar specialty products within state and local procurement.