UNSPSC 50616409: Canned or jarred Non GMO gardener's delight tomatoes

The variety of Non GMO tomatoes known as Non GMO gardener's delight 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 50616409 Canned or jarred Non GMO gardener's delight tomatoes is a Commodity code representing shelf-stable canned tomato products that state and local governments procure for institutional food service operations, particularly within state health and human services facilities, correctional institutions, and school nutrition programs. The scope encompasses canned tomatoes in various cuts (whole, diced, sliced, stewed, halves) supplied in cans or pouches, with specifications typically requiring USDA Grade B or better, minimum 12-month shelf life at delivery, proper code dating and country-of-origin labeling, and sodium content limits. Issuing bodies under this code include state health and human services commissions operating state supported living centers and state hospitals, state departments of corrections, school districts and school nutrition programs across multiple counties, and county or municipal government purchasing offices. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears as a repeat buyer, soliciting consumables and supplemental food products for multiple facilities statewide on annual cycles; Oregon Department of Corrections, Georgia county school systems, and Illinois state agencies also source under similar codes for institutional food service supply.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Oregon, and Georgia. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued IFB S2910000017145 in June 2026 requesting approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes meeting USDA Grade B or better with delivery to Salem, Oregon, and a prior purchase reference of $13.75 per case from California Healthy Harvest. Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted multiple food and consumable solicitations including IFB HHS0017449 for El Paso State Supported Living Center (June 2026, $1.5 million historical value for prior period) and IFB HHS0016792V2 for supplemental food and consumables statewide (May 2026, maximum potential value $4.5 million over three years), both encompassing canned vegetables and proteins alongside fresh, frozen, and refrigerated items. Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia and Burke County Public Schools in Georgia each solicited comprehensive food bids in May–June 2026 covering hundreds of line items for school nutrition programs with emphasis on Buy American requirements and USDA standards. Response dates have closed on most recent opportunities; the code shows active procurement activity but limited sole-source or brand-specific demand for Non GMO gardener's delight tomatoes as a named product line across current opportunities.