UNSPSC 50616315: Canned or jarred Non GMO orange sweet potatoes

The variety of Non GMO sweet potatoes known as Non GMO orange 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 50616315 Canned or jarred Non GMO orange sweet potatoes is a Commodity code that encompasses shelf-stable canned and jarred sweet potato products procured by state and local institutional food service operations — primarily state health and human services agencies, state correctional and rehabilitation facilities, school nutrition programs, and county senior services departments. Recent solicitations show this code applied principally to multi-item food supply contracts where canned sweet potatoes appear as one line among dozens of staple food products rather than as a standalone procurement; the code's nominal specificity (Non-GMO orange variety, canned or jarred form) does not reflect actual buying patterns, which treat sweet potatoes as interchangeable components of broader institutional meal provisioning. State and local agencies issuing under this code include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (serving state supported living centers and hospitals), Oregon Department of Corrections, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (senior services), Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools (school nutrition programs), and the State of Illinois. These issuing bodies reflect a mix of state department procurement, county government purchasing, and school district food service — no single jurisdiction dominates recent activity.

Geographic concentration appears heaviest in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon based on recent posting activity through October 2026. Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued multiple IFBs for institutional food supply (HHS0017872 and HHS0018082 for Lufkin State Supported Living Center, HHS0017449 for El Paso State Supported Living Center, and HHS0016792V2 for statewide supplemental food) with response dates ranging from March through October 2026; these Texas procurements typically encompass 20 to 210 line items including fresh, frozen, canned, and dried products. Georgia school districts (Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271, response due June 15, 2026; Burke County Public Schools sealed bid due June 5, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.) and Gwinnett County (IWQ 140229 for community services, response due October 19, 2026) issued food supply solicitations with extensive product lists. Oregon Department of Corrections posted S2910000017145 for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (June 19, 2026 due date) and S2910000017460 for potatoes (July 27, 2026), with 5 percent preference for Oregon-fabricated or Oregon-resident bidders. No recent opportunities name canned sweet potatoes by this UNSPSC code explicitly; the code shows minimal recent activity specifically tagged to this commodity, though sweet potatoes may appear as unspecified line items within broader institutional food contracts.