UNSPSC 50615904: Canned or jarred Non GMO giant yellow improved shallots

The variety of Non GMO shallots known as Non GMO giant yellow improved shallots 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 50615904 Canned or jarred Non GMO giant yellow improved shallots is a Commodity code that state and local governments procure as part of broader food-service supply chains for institutional feeding programs, though the code shows minimal direct solicitation activity specific to this narrow product specification. Recent opportunities tagged to this code overwhelmingly consist of large-volume food procurement solicitations from state health and human services agencies, state correctional systems, county welfare departments, and school districts seeking shelf-stable canned and jarred vegetables, proteins, and prepared foods for employee canteens, patient and resident meals, and student nutrition programs. The work involves responding to line-item-driven IFBs and IWQs with firm, fixed unit pricing; meeting USDA grade and FDA compliance standards; arranging FOB Destination delivery within specified windows (typically 7 to 72 hours of order receipt); and maintaining required references, insurance, E-Verify compliance, and debarment certifications. Issuing bodies are predominantly state departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Human Services, Georgia Department of Community Services) and school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools), with occasional county purchasing offices (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners).

Recent activity clusters in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for state supported living centers and hospitals since May 2026, including HHS0016792V2 (210 line items, $4.5 million potential value over three years, due March 19, 2026), HHS0017449 for El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB, due July 13, 2026, $1.5 million historical value), and HHS0018082 for Lufkin State Supported Living Center (IFB, 22 line items, due October 23, 2026). Georgia school districts have issued concurrent food bids—Ben Hill County Schools (IFB #26271, June 15, 2026) and Burke County Public Schools (sealed bid, June 5, 2026)—each covering hundreds of line items with Buy American Act compliance and USDA standards. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued a large canned-tomato procurement (S2910000017145, 7,616 cases, due June 19, 2026, with Oregon-fabricated and resident-bidder preferences) and a potato variety solicitation (S2910000017460, due July 27, 2026, details withheld). Gwinnett County, Georgia posted an IWQ for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food (due October 19, 2026). The code's actual activity suggests these solicitations are using a generic UNSPSC tag rather than drilling down to product-specific commodity codes; vendors pursuing state and local food-service supply contracts should expect line-item responses across multiple food categories rather than exclusive focus on canned shallots.