UNSPSC 50616305: Canned or jarred Non GMO georgia red sweet potatoes

The variety of Non GMO sweet potatoes known as Non GMO georgia red sweet potatoes that have 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 50616305 Canned or jarred Non-GMO Georgia red sweet potatoes (Commodity) represents a narrow food subcategory that state and local governments procure through broader institutional food-service and nutrition solicitations. The code sees minimal standalone activity; when present, sweet potato products appear as one line item within large food-supply contracts serving state facilities, school nutrition programs, and county social services. State and local buyers soliciting under this code are primarily state health and human services agencies operating state supported living centers, state hospitals, and correction facilities; county and municipal school districts; and county senior services programs. Work is limited to commodity purchasing — vendors supply canned or jarred sweet potato products meeting USDA grade and FDA compliance standards, with delivery to food-service distribution points or facility warehouses on firm, fixed unit pricing. No set-asides or preferences specific to this commodity are evident in recent solicitations.

Recent opportunities supporting the code show activity concentrated in Texas and Georgia. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for comprehensive food and consumable products serving state supported living centers (IFB HHS0017449 for El Paso facility due July 13, 2026; IFB HHS0018082 for Lufkin facility due October 23, 2026; and IFB HHS0016792V2 for statewide hospitals and supported living centers, due March 19, 2026), with maximum contract values reaching $4.5 million over three years for multi-item comprehensive food procurement. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted a large canned-goods bid (S2910000017145 for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes, due June 19, 2026) demonstrating the broader institutional context in which vegetable products trade. Georgia school districts—Ben Hill County Schools (Food Bid due June 15, 2026) and Burke County Public Schools (School Nutrition Food Bid due June 5, 2026)—and Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items due October 19, 2026) have posted multiple food solicitations in which canned vegetables represent line items. The code shows no dedicated sweet potato procurement; pursuit requires participating as a qualified vendor in larger institutional food awards where sweet potatoes are one of hundreds of line items.