UNSPSC 50616306: Canned or jarred Non GMO goldensweet sweet potatoes

The variety of Non GMO sweet potatoes known as Non GMO goldensweet 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 50616306 Canned or jarred non-GMO goldensweet sweet potatoes is a Commodity code that covers shelf-stable sweet potato products sourced by state and local institutions for food service operations. State and local governments buying under this code include health and human services agencies operating state-supported living centers, county departments of community services, school nutrition programs, departments of corrections, and state hospital systems. The scope spans both bulk food procurement for institutional kitchens and canteen operations, where canned sweet potatoes compete alongside dozens of other canned vegetables, proteins, condiments, and related food service supplies in large multi-line-item solicitations. Issuing bodies conducting recent procurements include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Georgia county school districts, the Oregon Department of Corrections, and county-level community services departments.

Recent solicitations show activity concentrated in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple IFBs for supplemental food and consumables to state supported living centers at Lufkin and El Paso—including HHS0017449 (issued June 11, 2026, due July 13, 2026) and HHS0018082 (issued October 16, 2026, due October 23, 2026)—each encompassing 20+ line items of canned vegetables and food service supplies with estimated annual usage of 1 to 24 cases per item and firm pricing on FOB Destination terms. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued S2910000017145 (June 5, 2026, due June 19, 2026) for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes; while that solicitation does not explicitly name canned sweet potatoes, it demonstrates similar procurement patterns for shelf-stable canned goods at scale. Georgia school districts including Burke County Public Schools and Ben Hill County Schools are active—Burke County issued PE55037NONST2027000000007 (May 11, 2026, due June 5, 2026) and Ben Hill issued PE61000NONST2027000000006 (May 19, 2026, due June 15, 2026)—both requesting hundreds of line items including canned vegetables as part of comprehensive food service bids for multiple school locations. Pricing in these solicitations is typically firm and fixed for an initial period (30–60 days), with adjustments thereafter indexed to USDA or Consumer Price Index data; delivery terms are consistently FOB Destination with freight prepaid and included in unit pricing.