UNSPSC 50616214: Canned or jarred Non GMO middle eastern squash

The variety of Non GMO summer squashes and summer pumpkins known as Non GMO middle eastern 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 50616214 Canned or jarred Non-GMO middle eastern squash is a Commodity code that sees activity in state and local food service procurement, though recent solicitations show the code carries minimal direct relevance to actual buying patterns—state and local agencies tag food service RFPs with this code when specifying canned vegetable products, but the recent opportunities block shows no solicitations explicitly seeking non-GMO middle eastern squash, instead capturing broader canned-goods and fresh-produce categories tied to school nutrition, corrections facilities, and state health and human services operations.

State and local food service buyers dominate activity under related food commodity codes, with school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Douglas County in Georgia and Missouri) accounting for the largest volume of solicitations, followed by state corrections and health agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and Illinois Veterans Homes). Geographic concentration appears heaviest in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Missouri, and Illinois, with school-nutrition and institutional-food procurement dominating the recent-opportunities block from January through June 2026. 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 serving the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period value of $1.5 million; the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000016405 for canned tomatoes (posted February 20, 2026; due March 9, 2026) requesting approximately 7,616 cases with a prior price of $13.75 per case; and Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 (posted April 6, 2026; due April 27, 2026) covering 45 elementary, middle, and high schools plus distribution kitchens with firm fixed pricing on a one-year contract renewable for four additional years.