UNSPSC 50616410: Canned or jarred Non GMO grape tomatoes

The variety of Non GMO tomatoes known as Non GMO grape 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 50616410 Canned or jarred Non GMO grape tomatoes is a Commodity code covering preserved tomato products that state and local procurement offices source for institutional food service and nutrition programs. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show demand for canned tomato products in general institutional food service contexts—whole, diced, sliced, stewed, or halved tomatoes meeting USDA Grade B or better with sodium content limits and minimum shelf life requirements—though the specific Non-GMO grape tomato variant does not appear in the recent opportunities reviewed. The issuing bodies are predominantly school nutrition programs (including Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Douglas County School System in Georgia, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia, and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia), state-supported living facilities (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for state supported living centers and state hospitals), correctional facilities (Oregon Department of Corrections), and state veterans homes (Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy). These jurisdictions procure canned tomatoes as part of broader grocery or food service line-item contracts rather than as standalone purchases.

Geographically, recent activity concentrates in the Southeast—Georgia, Texas, Virginia, and Florida—and Pacific Northwest (Oregon), with secondary activity in the Midwest (Missouri and Illinois). Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000015837 posted January 26, 2026, requesting approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (sliced, diced, stewed, halved, or whole) for delivery to Salem, Oregon by February 9, 2026, at a historical price point of $14.30 per case; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0016792 issued February 26, 2026, for supplemental food and consumables including canned goods across 23 state facilities statewide with a maximum potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years; and school district food service solicitations such as Ben Hill County Schools' IFB #26271 (posted May 19, 2026) and Liberty County Board of Education's IFB (posted March 30, 2026) encompassing hundreds of food line items where canned tomatoes appear as components of broader produce and grocery categories rather than as isolated commodities. Activity is steady but fragmented across multiple small- to mid-sized institutional procurements rather than concentrated in high-volume single-buyer contracts.