UNSPSC 50616000: Canned or jarred Non GMO sorrels

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO sorrels 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 50616000 Canned or jarred Non-GMO sorrels, a Class code, shows sparse activity aligned with the code's nominal scope; state and local governments rarely solicit for this specific product in isolation. The recent opportunities block contains no bids or RFPs explicitly requesting canned or jarred sorrels. Instead, the opportunities tagged to this code predominantly concern broad food procurement—weekly food orders for state facilities, supplemental food and consumables for health and human services, cafeteria food products, school nutrition groceries, and fresh produce—in which sorrels, if procured at all, represent one line item among hundreds. When sorrels appear in school or institutional food service solicitations, they are typically bundled with vegetables, canned goods, or specialty produce rather than the subject of standalone procurement action.

The issuing bodies across recent opportunities span state departments (Illinois Veterans Home, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections), county school systems (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia; Douglas County, Liberty County, and Muscogee County in Georgia; Burke County in Georgia; Ben Hill County in Georgia), independent school districts (Rockwood R-VI in Missouri; Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia), and state purchasing divisions. Georgia school districts appear most frequently in the recent block, particularly Liberty County, Douglas County, Burke County, and Savannah-Chatham County, all issuing RFPs or IFBs for annual food service contracts in the March-to-June 2026 window. Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas HHSC repeat for food and consumables procurement. Geographic concentration centers on Georgia (school districts across multiple counties) and Texas (state health and corrections facilities), with secondary activity in Oregon, Illinois, Virginia, and Missouri. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB, due July 13, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections S2910000016089 for tomato paste (ITB, due March 9, 2026), Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 (IFB, due April 27, 2026), and Liberty County Board of Education IFB for food products (IFB, due April 29, 2026). No solicitation in the recent opportunities block specifies sorrels as a primary commodity or standalone requirement, indicating that procurement interest in this product category within state and local government remains embedded in larger, multi-category food service agreements rather than dedicated sorrel purchasing.