UNSPSC 50616111: Canned or jarred Non GMO savoy spinach

The variety of Non GMO spinach known as Non GMO savoy 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 50616111 Canned or jarred Non GMO savoy spinach is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure packaged vegetable products for institutional food service, primarily in school nutrition programs, state facilities, and corrections operations. Recent solicitations show the code capturing broader canned-vegetable procurement activity; while no opportunity explicitly names non-GMO savoy spinach, the Illinois Veterans Home, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, and multiple school districts (including Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, and Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri) have posted food-service RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs that include canned and jarred vegetables as line items within larger commodity contracts. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, followed by state departments of corrections, health and human services, and veteran services. The code sees consistent activity across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Oregon, Virginia, and Illinois, with school nutrition programs representing the most frequent buyer type.

Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 (posted June 11, 2026, due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products for state supported living centers with a historical value of $1.5 million and firm, fixed unit rates; the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000016405 for canned tomatoes (posted June 5, 2026, due June 19, 2026) requesting 7,616 cases with Oregon-processing and resident-bidder preferences of 5 percent each; and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB 2000004323 (posted April 6, 2026, due April 27, 2026) requiring bidders to provide a minimum of 76 items to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens with weekly Monday–Friday deliveries between 7:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Institutional buyers typically require firm, fixed pricing for 12-month periods with limited midterm adjustments tied to manufacturer price increases of 5 percent or greater, USDA compliance and grade standards, Buy American provisions, HACCP plan implementation, and liability insurance of $1 million or higher. Bidders face competitive single-award or multi-award scenarios evaluated on lowest responsive bid, specification compliance, and past vendor performance. No set-asides for disadvantaged enterprises appear in the recent solicitations reviewed.