UNSPSC 50616400: Canned or jarred Non GMO tomatoes

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO tomatoes that has 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 50616400 Canned or jarred Non-GMO tomatoes, a Class code, covers canned tomato products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service—primarily school districts, corrections facilities, and health and human services agencies. Recent solicitations show demand for canned tomatoes in multiple forms (sliced, diced, stewed, whole, halves) in cans or pouches, with specifications commonly requiring USDA Grade B or better, sodium content not exceeding 240 mg per 100 grams, minimum twelve-month shelf life at delivery, and full compliance with FDA and USDA standards. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, supplemented by state corrections departments and state health and human services commissions. Corrections procurement stands out as a repeat buyer; the Oregon Department of Corrections has posted multiple canned-tomato solicitations in the first half of 2026 alone, seeking approximately 7,600 cases per procurement cycle delivered to central distribution centers in multiple loads.

Geographic concentration clusters heavily in the South and Pacific Northwest. Oregon appears most active, with ODOC posting canned-tomato bids as recently as June 2026 (solicitation S2910000017145, approximately 7,616 cases, due June 19, 2026, IFB format) and again in January 2026 (S2910000015837, 7,616 cases, ITB format). Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted broader food-and-consumables bids (HHS0017449 and HHS0016792) that include canned tomatoes as line items within larger institutional food-service contracts serving state hospitals and supported living centers. Georgia school districts—including Ben Hill County Schools (IFB 26271, June 15, 2026), Liberty County Board of Education (IFB April 29, 2026), and Muscogee County School District (ITB 26-017, April 27, 2026)—regularly solicit canned vegetables as part of broader school-nutrition procurement. Recent awards on canned tomatoes reference incumbent pricing; ODOC's January 2026 whole-tomato procurement cited Highland Wholesale at $14.30 per case, and June 2026 canned-tomato solicitations used equivalent historical references at $13.75 per case. Oregon-fabricated or Oregon-resident bidders receive statutory five-percent preferences where ODOC procures. No national-level set-asides appear in the recent opportunities, and all procurement is competitively bid on lowest-responsive-and-responsible or best-value grounds.