UNSPSC 50616112: Canned or jarred Non GMO sigmaleaf spinach

The variety of Non GMO spinach known as Non GMO sigmaleaf 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 50616112 Canned or jarred Non-GMO sigmaleaf spinach is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure shelf-stable leafy green vegetables for food service operations, including school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state health and human services institutions. The code sees activity primarily from state departments, county school systems, and state-operated residential facilities soliciting canned vegetables as part of broader food supply contracts. Recent opportunities show that canned spinach and similar preserved produce items are typically purchased as line items within large food service RFPs and IFBs rather than as standalone solicitations, bundled with dozens or hundreds of other grocery products to supply institutional kitchens and cafeterias.

State and local procurement under this code concentrates in the South and Pacific Northwest. Georgia school districts—including Liberty County Board of Education, Burke County Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Muscogee County School District—have posted multiple RFPs for annual food supply contracts that include canned and preserved vegetables among hundreds of line items. Texas state agencies, notably the Health and Human Services Commission and Department of Criminal Justice, solicit supplemental food and consumable products for state hospitals, supported living centers, and correctional facilities that encompass canned goods. Oregon's Department of Corrections has issued ITBs for canned tomatoes and tomato paste. Illinois Veterans Homes and Georgia state procurement offices round out recent geographic activity. A representative recent opportunity is the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449, posted June 11, 2026, seeking food and consumable products including canned items for the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with proposals due July 13, 2026 under IFB with pricing on firm fixed unit rates. Another is Burke County Public Schools' IFB for comprehensive school nutrition procurement (Solicitation PE55037NONST2027000000007, posted May 11, 2026, due June 5, 2026), which specifies canned fruits and vegetables among nearly 400 line items across multiple food categories. No recent solicitation targets canned spinach specifically by UNSPSC code; the commodity appears in procurement records only as one line item within institutional food service contracts governed by USDA school nutrition standards or state procurement regulations.