UNSPSC 50616316: Canned or jarred Non GMO oriental sweet potatoes

The variety of Non GMO sweet potatoes known as Non GMO oriental 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 50616316 Canned or jarred Non GMO oriental sweet potatoes is a Commodity code. State and local governments procuring under this code are buying shelf-stable canned and jarred food products for institutional food service operations—primarily state health and human services facilities, school districts, and corrections departments. The recent solicitations show that this code captures procurement activity alongside broader consumable food categories rather than as a standalone item; sweet potatoes or equivalent canned vegetables appear as line items within larger food service contracts rather than as dedicated single-commodity solicitations. Issuing bodies include state health and human services commissions (Texas HHS Commission procuring for state supported living centers and state hospitals), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state education agencies (Georgia Board of Education, school districts in Georgia and Texas), and special districts (county health and community services departments). The typical buyer is a state agency or school district's food service or nutrition program managing institutional dining across multiple facilities.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple large food service contracts—IFB HHS0018082 for consumables at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026) covering 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies with annual usage of 1 to 24 cases per item, and IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026) with a prior-period value of $1.5 million spanning 210 line items across fresh, frozen, and refrigerated products. The Oregon Department of Corrections procured approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (IFB S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026) with Oregon-fabricated and resident-bidder preferences of 5 percent. Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia issued an IFB for food products and related items (due June 15, 2026) with hundreds of line items emphasizing whole grain and low-sodium options, and Burke County Public Schools in Georgia sought sealed bids for school nutrition food procurement across five schools (due June 5, 2026) with nearly 400 line items and options to extend through multiple renewal terms. No recent solicitations specifically named or isolated canned or jarred non-GMO oriental sweet potatoes as a dedicated procurement line; the code appears primarily relevant to vendors supplying these products as part of broader institutional food service frameworks where canned vegetables are mixed with proteins, dairy, grains, and supplies.