UNSPSC 50616106: Canned or jarred Non GMO lamb's quarters or wild spinach

The variety of Non GMO spinach known as Non GMO lamb's quarters 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 50616106 Canned or jarred Non GMO lamb's quarters or wild spinach is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under it do not reflect the narrow scope of the code's name. The solicitations tagged with this code actually cover broad consumable food procurement for state institutions, school districts, and county agencies — primarily canned and shelf-stable food products ranging from proteins, vegetables, and grains to food service supplies and kitchen items. The issuing bodies include state health and human services commissions, state departments of corrections, county boards of commissioners, school districts, and state comptroller procurement divisions. The work being solicited spans institutional food service for state supported living centers, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and senior services centers, with most contracts running annual or multi-year terms and emphasizing USDA grade compliance, delivery timelines measured in days, and firm fixed pricing subject to limited escalation provisions or CPI-indexed adjustments.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple IFBs for supplemental and consumable foods across state hospitals and supported living centers, including HHS0017872 (Lufkin State Supported Living Center, bids due August 25, 2026) and HHS0018082 (canteen and campus consumables, bids due October 23, 2026 at 10:30 a.m.). Georgia has seen school district and county procurement, including Burke County Public Schools' school nutrition food bid (sealed bids due June 5, 2026 at 3:00 p.m., covering nearly 400 line items across five schools) and Ben Hill County Schools (bids due June 15, 2026 at 2:30 p.m.). Oregon's Department of Corrections issued an IFB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (bids due June 19, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. PST, with a previous award at $13.75 per case from California Healthy Harvest), and Gwinnett County, Georgia sought informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products for senior services (quotes due October 19, 2026 at 3:00 p.m., F.O.B. Destination with delivery within 72 hours when possible). All solicitations require F.O.B. Destination pricing with delivery prepaid, submission of references and compliance certifications (debarment, E-Verify, suspension status, and often HACCP and liability insurance documentation), and responsive bids on line-item or fixed unit bases.