UNSPSC 50615812: Canned or jarred Non GMO sea lettuce

The variety of Non GMO sea vegetables known as Non GMO sea lettuce 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 50615812 Canned or jarred Non GMO sea lettuce is a Commodity code that in practice encompasses shelf-stable food products—canned vegetables, proteins, fruits, and related consumables—procured by state and local institutional food-service operations including state health and human services agencies, corrections departments, school districts, and senior services programs. The recent solicitations under this code show that state and local buyers are purchasing dozens of line items of shelf-stable foods monthly or annually to stock canteens, cafeterias, distribution centers, and facility kitchens, with emphasis on USDA compliance, specific sodium or nutritional profiles, and delivery within 72 hours to two weeks of order placement. Issuing bodies include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (posting multiple solicitations for state supported living centers), the Oregon Department of Corrections, Georgia and Georgia-based school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools), Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, and the Illinois Department of Human Services. The Texas HHS Commission appears as a repeat buyer, having posted at least three separate food and consumable procurements since June 2026, each covering 20 to 210 line items and spanning food and food-service supplies for state institutional campuses.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited bids for supplemental food and consumables with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years (IFB HHS0016792V2, responses due March 19, 2026), and posted separate IFBs for the Lufkin and El Paso State Supported Living Centers in August and June 2026 respectively. The Oregon Department of Corrections requested approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes at $13.75 per case in the previous buy, with bids due June 19, 2026 (IFB S2910000017145), and Georgia school systems issued food procurement IFBs with response dates in May and June 2026. The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners posted an informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items due October 19, 2026 (IWQ 140229), and the Texas HHS Commission issued a current IFB for consumable foods at the Lufkin facility due October 23, 2026 (IFB HHS0018082) covering 22 line items with delivery within seven days of order receipt at FOB Destination pricing.