UNSPSC 50616100: Canned or jarred Non GMO spinaches

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO spinaches 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 50616100 Canned or jarred non-GMO spinaches, a Class code, does not map clearly to the state and local contract opportunities presented. The recent solicitations consistently tag canned or jarred vegetable products—notably canned tomatoes from the Oregon Department of Corrections and Texas Health and Human Services Commission—but no spinach-specific opportunities appear in the dataset. School districts and state institutional buyers (correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, veterans homes) dominate the active procurement base across these vegetable categories, using ITBs, IFBs, and RFPs to source canned goods as part of broader food service contracts. A small number of repeat buyers emerge: the Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple solicitations for supplemental food and consumable products serving state hospitals and supported living centers; the Oregon Department of Corrections regularly bids canned vegetables in bulk; and school districts in Georgia (Douglas County, Burke County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, and Savannah-Chatham County) solicit fresh produce and packaged goods for school nutrition programs.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Oregon, Georgia, Illinois, and Missouri. Representative opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' February 2026 solicitation for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (ITB S2910000015837, due February 9, 2026, with historical pricing of $14.30 per case from Highland Wholesale) and a Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB (HHS0016792) for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, encompassing 210 line items with a maximum potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years. School nutrition programs such as Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) and multiple Georgia school district food procurement efforts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District) regularly bid canned vegetables, frozen produce, and institutional food supplies. The code shows material recent activity, but spinach-specific opportunities do not surface in the recent solicitations; buyers appear to source spinach as part of comprehensive canned-vegetable or produce line-item bids rather than as a standalone commodity.