UNSPSC 50616101: Canned or jarred Non GMO america spinach

The variety of Non GMO spinach known as Non GMO america spinach 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 50616101 Canned or jarred Non GMO America spinach (Commodity) covers shelf-stable canned and jarred spinach products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service operations, including state health and human services facilities, county senior services programs, and school nutrition programs. Recent solicitations show spinach appearing as one line item among dozens of shelf-stable food products in comprehensive food supply contracts rather than as a standalone procurement. The code reflects actual buying patterns in which state agencies, counties, and school districts source canned vegetables as part of bulk consumables procurement for residential care facilities, institutional kitchens, and cafeteria operations. Issuing bodies include state departments of health and human services, county boards of commissioners and school districts, and state-supported living centers, with Texas Health and Human Services Commission and various Georgia county boards appearing as repeat buyers across multiple recent food service solicitations.

Activity under this code concentrates in Texas and Georgia, where state-supported living centers, county senior services centers, and school nutrition programs regularly solicit food products through IFB and IWQ notices. Representative recent opportunities include Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (response due October 23, 2026), which encompasses 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies with estimated annual usage of 1 to 24 cases per item; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products for the Department of Community Services (response due October 19, 2026); and Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products supplying El Paso State Supported Living Center and available to the Department of State Health Services (response due July 13, 2026), with a historical contract value of $1.5 million for the prior fiscal year. Delivery requirements across solicitations emphasize F.O.B. Destination with inside delivery within 7 to 72 hours of order receipt, firm fixed unit pricing, and compliance with USDA standards and FDA labeling requirements.