UNSPSC 50616108: Canned or jarred Non GMO medania spinach

The variety of Non GMO spinach known as Non GMO medania 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 50616108 Canned or jarred non-GMO medania spinach is a Commodity code. State and local governments buy shelf-stable canned and jarred vegetable products under this code to supply institutional food service operations—primarily state-run facilities including correctional institutions, state-supported living centers, and school nutrition programs. The scope spans individual vegetables preserved in cans or jars alongside broader consumables and food-service-supply procurements. Issuing bodies include state health and human services departments, state departments of corrections, county boards of commissioners, school districts, and state comptroller statewide procurement divisions. Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears repeatedly as a high-volume buyer, issuing multiple IFBs annually for food and consumables serving state-supported living centers statewide; state correctional and school nutrition programs account for the majority of recent activity.

Recent opportunities show the code in active use across Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0018082 (Consumables Foods for Lufkin State Supported Living Center, due October 23, 2026) and earlier IFB HHS0016792v2 (Supplemental Food & Consumables for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, due March 19, 2026, with an estimated $4.5 million value over three years). The Oregon Department of Corrections Purchasing Division requested bids for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026), with delivery to the Central Distribution Center in Salem and evaluation including a 5% preference for Oregon-fabricated or Oregon-processed goods. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia solicited shelf-stable food products including canned vegetables under IWQ 140229 (due October 19, 2026), and Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia issued a comprehensive food bid (due June 15, 2026) encompassing canned fruits and vegetables alongside fresh produce and proteins. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller of Public Accounts, procured cafeteria food products via IFB 304T-26-300CF (due May 4, 2026, with an extended deadline), covering 382 line items with detailed USDA grade specifications and delivery to multiple Texas warehouse locations.