UNSPSC 50615808: Canned or jarred Non GMO laver or nori

The variety of Non GMO sea vegetables known as Non GMO laver 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 50615808 Canned or jarred Non GMO laver or nori is a Commodity code representing specialty seaweed products, though recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows no documented buying of nori or laver—instead, issuing bodies are procuring broad food and consumables portfolios that may incidentally include seaweed products as minor line items within larger institutional food-service buys. State and local governments acquire food under this code primarily through Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) state-supported living centers, school districts, county social-service departments, and state correctional and criminal-justice agencies. The most recent solicitations span consumables for residential care facilities, school nutrition programs, corrections food service, and state agency canteens, with buys encompassing hundreds of line items across fresh, frozen, canned, and dry products. Issuing bodies include state health and human services departments, county boards of commissioners, school nutrition programs, state departments of corrections, and state comptroller procurement offices acting on behalf of criminal-justice agencies.

Recent opportunities come primarily from Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas HHSC issued multiple bids for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide—including HHS0017449 (El Paso State Supported Living Center, IFB, historical value $1.5 million annually) posted June 11, 2026 with response due July 13, 2026, and HHS0018082 (Lufkin State Supported Living Center, IFB, due October 23, 2026) covering 22 line items of prepared foods and food-service supplies. Gwinnett County (Georgia) Board of Commissioners issued IWQ 140229 requesting informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (due October 19, 2026); Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia) solicited comprehensive school nutrition food bids under IFB #26271 (due June 15, 2026); and the Oregon Department of Corrections posted bids for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026, with prior purchase at $13.75 per case). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the State Comptroller, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five geographic distribution areas (extended due date May 4, 2026). No recent opportunities specifically reference nori or laver procurement.