UNSPSC 50616209: Canned or jarred Non GMO early prolific straight neck squash

The variety of Non GMO summer squashes and summer pumpkins known as Non GMO early prolific straight neck squash 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 50616209 Canned or jarred non-GMO early prolific straight neck squash is a Commodity code that in recent state and local procurement activity actually covers a much broader range of shelf-stable food products — primarily canned vegetables, proteins, fruits, condiments, and food service consumables — purchased by state health and human services agencies, departments of corrections, county governments, and school districts to supply institutional food service operations at state hospitals, supported living centers, correctional facilities, senior centers, and school cafeterias. The scope of work under this code diverges sharply from its nominal commodity name; the recent solicitations show purchasing offices tagging institutional bulk food procurement broadly under produce and vegetable codes despite the actual contents spanning dozens of product categories with only occasional canned vegetables among them. The issuing bodies are predominantly state health and human services commissions (Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears multiple times), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Ben Hill County Schools), and independent school districts (Burke County Public Schools, Ben Hill County Schools). The geographic concentration is heaviest in Texas and Georgia, with secondary activity in Oregon and Illinois.

Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (proposals due July 13, 2026, with historical prior-period value of $1.5 million and maximum potential value of up to $4.5 million including renewal options through August 31, 2028), and Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, and canned vegetables for the Department of Community Services (quotes due October 19, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.). The Oregon Department of Corrections solicited approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (bid due June 19, 2026, with prior purchase at $13.75 per case from California Healthy Harvest in February 2026), and Ben Hill County Schools issued an IFB for comprehensive food products across multiple categories with bids due June 15, 2026 and a contract term of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 with extension options. Most solicitations require F.O.B. Destination pricing with delivery within 7 to 30 days of order, three vendor references, and compliance with Buy American Act provisions where applicable to school nutrition programs.