UNSPSC 50616404: Canned or jarred Non GMO brandywine tomatoes

The variety of Non GMO tomatoes known as Non GMO brandywine 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 50616404 Canned or jarred Non GMO brandywine tomatoes, a Commodity code, describes specialty canned tomato products that state and local government food service operations procure for institutional meal programs—school nutrition services, corrections facilities, and state-supported living centers being the primary buyers. The code represents a narrow product line within broader food procurement, and recent solicitations show state and local bodies sourcing canned tomatoes alongside wider grocery and produce categories rather than as standalone line items. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, school districts of varying sizes, health and human services commissions, and corrections purchasing divisions. Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and multiple Georgia school districts (Muscogee County, Liberty County, Savannah-Chatham County) appear as repeat food-procurement actors in the recent record, though most solicitations tag tomato products as one item among hundreds in comprehensive food-supply contracts rather than isolating this commodity for single-vendor procurement.

Recent activity concentrates in the South and Pacific Northwest. Oregon Department of Corrections issued ITB S2910000016089 for approximately 1,904 cases of tomato paste (due March 9, 2026) and ITB S2910000016405 for canned tomatoes (due February 9, 2026), both emphasizing USDA Grade B or better, sodium limits, and twelve-month shelf life. Texas Health and Human Services Commission procured food and consumable products including canned goods under IFB HHS0017449 (due July 13, 2026) for state supported living centers and hospitals statewide, with historical contract value of $1.5 million and pricing on firm fixed unit rates. Georgia school districts—Liberty County Board of Education (IFB due April 29, 2026), Muscogee County School District (ITB 26-017 for produce due April 27, 2026), and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Bid 26-34 due April 23, 2026)—solicited canned and fresh tomato products as part of multi-category annual nutrition contracts. Canned tomato specifications across solicitations consistently require USDA compliance, sodium content caps of 240 mg per 100 grams or per tablespoon, minimum twelve-month shelf life, proper labeling including country of origin, and delivery to central distribution centers or individual school sites on FOB Destination terms with all transportation included in pricing.