UNSPSC 50616402: Canned or jarred Non GMO alicante tomatoes

The variety of Non GMO tomatoes known as Non GMO alicante tomatoes 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 50616402 Canned or jarred Non GMO alicante tomatoes is a Commodity code that covers shelf-stable canned tomato products purchased by state and local government food service operations—primarily state health and human services agencies, county social services departments, school nutrition programs, and correctional facilities. State and local buyers procure canned tomatoes in bulk quantities as part of comprehensive consumables bids that supply cafeteria operations, congregate dining programs, and campus food service. The code encompasses products meeting USDA Grade B or better standards, available in sliced, diced, stewed, halves, or whole formats, typically with sodium content limits and minimum shelf-life requirements at delivery. Issuers include state departments of health and human services, state departments of corrections, county boards of commissioners, independent school districts, and specialized state-supported living centers. Procurement activity shows repeat buyers, particularly the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, which has issued multiple consumables bids for state facilities over the past four months.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Oregon, and Georgia. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued IFB S2910000017145 for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes with bids due June 19, 2026; the previous purchase in February 2026 was $13.75 per case from California Healthy Harvest, with delivery to Salem, Oregon and a 5% Oregon-processing preference available. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited food and consumable products under IFB HHS0016792V2 with responses due March 19, 2026, encompassing 210 line items including canned vegetables and proteins for state hospitals and state supported living centers statewide, with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years; the same agency issued follow-on bids HHS0017449 and HHS0018082 in June and October 2026 for similar food and consumables covering El Paso and Lufkin facilities. Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia issued IFB #26271 for school nutrition food products due June 15, 2026, and Burke County Public Schools issued a school nutrition procurement with sealed bids due June 5, 2026, both requiring USDA-compliant products and Buy American compliance. Deliveries are typically required F.O.B. Destination within 30 to 72 hours of order receipt.