UNSPSC 50616310: Canned or jarred Non GMO jewel sweet potatoes

The variety of Non GMO sweet potatoes known as Non GMO jewel 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 50616310, Canned or jarred Non GMO jewel sweet potatoes, is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure shelf-stable vegetables and related food service consumables for institutional feeding programs including state hospitals, state supported living centers, correctional facilities, school districts, and county senior services. Recent opportunities show this code tagged to broader food-service solicitations encompassing dozens of canned and packaged items rather than sweet potatoes in isolation; the actual procurement activity centers on multi-line-item food bids where canned vegetables appear alongside proteins, dairy, condiments, and food service supplies. Issuing bodies include state departments of health and human services, state correctional agencies, independent school districts, county social services departments, and county school boards. Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple solicitations for state-supported living centers and state hospitals, while school districts in Georgia and Oregon have issued recent bids for comprehensive food procurement supporting school nutrition programs.

Recent activity spans Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. Texas HHS issued IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026) and IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026, prior historical value $1.5 million annually); a supplemental procurement, IFB HHS0016792V2, encompassed 210 line items of food and consumables for state hospitals and state supported living centers statewide with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years (due March 19, 2026). Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Georgia, issued IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products for the Department of Community Services (due October 19, 2026). Ben Hill County Schools, Georgia, requested sealed bids for comprehensive school food products under IFB #26271 (due June 15, 2026), and Burke County Public Schools, Georgia, sought bids on nearly 400 line items of school nutrition products (due June 5, 2026). Oregon Department of Corrections issued an IFB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026, prior purchase price $13.75 per case). Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products to supply TDCJ warehouse locations (due May 4, 2026, extended from April 21, 2026).