UNSPSC 50616004: Canned or jarred Non GMO wood sorrel

The variety of Non GMO sorrel known as Non GMO wood sorrel 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 50616004 Canned or jarred Non GMO wood sorrel is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities do not show purchasing activity aligned with it. The solicitations tagged to this code reflect broad food service procurement for state institutions, school districts, and corrections facilities — primarily canned vegetables, proteins, dairy products, frozen goods, and food service supplies — but they do not include wood sorrel or products matching the specific commodity name. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Georgia school districts, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and Gwinnett County have posted multiple IFB and IWQ notices for food service consumables over the past four months, but these solicitations itemize canned tomatoes, peanut butter, jelly, proteins, rice, pasta, frozen chicken wings, and similar staples rather than non-GMO wood sorrel. The code appears to carry a nominal scope that diverges from actual procurement practice in the state and local market.

Geographic activity centers on Texas (multiple HHS and TDCJ solicitations), Georgia (school districts and county services), and Oregon (corrections and agricultural distribution), with isolated postings from Illinois. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (response due October 23, 2026), Gwinnett County IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products for Community Services (response due October 19, 2026), Oregon Department of Corrections IFB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes at 5 percent Oregon-resident preference (response due June 19, 2026), and Ben Hill County Schools IFB for comprehensive school nutrition food products (response due June 15, 2026). Vendors pursuing food service work in this space should monitor the actual commodity lists in posted solicitations rather than rely on the wood sorrel code designation.