UNSPSC 50616405: Canned or jarred Non GMO cherry belle tomatoes

The variety of Non GMO tomatoes known as Non GMO cherry belle 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 50616405 Canned or jarred Non GMO cherry belle tomatoes is a Commodity code that covers canned and jarred tomato products procured by state and local food service operators—primarily school districts, state institutional facilities, and corrections departments purchasing tomatoes for cafeteria, dietary, and meal service operations. The work includes sourcing tomato products meeting USDA grade standards, nutritional specifications, and compliance requirements for institutional consumption. State and local buyers under this code operate school nutrition programs, state-supported living centers, correctional facility food services, and veterans' homes; the purchasing mix includes school districts (ranging from single-district and multi-district cooperative buys to statewide consortiums like the GEC Buying Cooperative), state corrections departments, state health and human services commissions, and institutional care facilities. Recent activity shows school districts and state corrections agencies as the most active buyers, with multiple procurement cycles per fiscal year driven by child nutrition and institutional feeding requirements.

Geographic spread across recent opportunities spans Illinois (Illinois Veterans Home, Quincy), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Texas (Health and Human Services Commission, state supported living centers), and Georgia (school districts and county systems including Ben Hill, Burke County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, and Douglas County). Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' Invitation to Bid for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (solicitation S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026), requiring USDA Grade B or better tomatoes sliced, diced, stewed, halves, or whole with sodium not exceeding 240 mg per 100 grams and minimum 12-month shelf life; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for supplemental food and consumable products including tomato products for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (solicitation HHS0017449, response deadline July 13, 2026); and the State of Illinois' RFQ for quarterly weekly food orders under its Veterans Home program (solicitation 27497DVAQUINCB52821, due June 26, 2026). Canned tomato procurement remains steady with multiple awards per state per fiscal year, typically awarded to lowest responsive bidders on firm fixed pricing with delivery to central distribution or warehouse points and subsequent distribution to individual facilities.