UNSPSC 50616415: Canned or jarred Non GMO oaxacan pink tomatoes

The variety of Non GMO tomatoes known as Non GMO oaxacan pink 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 50616415 Canned or jarred Non GMO oaxacan pink tomatoes is a Commodity code. State and local governments procuring under this code are buying shelf-stable canned and jarred tomato products for institutional food service operations, particularly state-supported living centers, corrections facilities, school nutrition programs, and senior services departments. The code sees activity from state health and human services agencies, state corrections departments, county boards of commissioners, school districts, and state purchasing offices acting on behalf of multiple end-use agencies. Recent solicitations reflect institutional buyers sourcing tomato products as components of larger food and consumables contracts rather than as standalone line items, with tomato specifications typically emphasizing USDA Grade B or better, sodium content limits, minimum shelf life at delivery, proper code dating and country-of-origin labeling, and compatibility with bulk food service workflows. Issuing bodies across these categories have posted opportunities in the past six months covering hundreds or thousands of cases of canned tomatoes supplied to central distribution centers or individual facility locations.

Activity concentrates in Texas and Oregon, with secondary activity in Georgia. The Oregon Department of Corrections Purchasing/Contracts Division issued IFB S2910000017145 in June 2026 for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (sliced, diced, stewed, halves, or whole) graded USDA B or better, with delivery to Salem due within 30 days of purchase order and a prior-year reference price of $13.75 per case from California Healthy Harvest. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs since May 2026 for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, including canned tomatoes as line items within broader 200+ item food procurement contracts with values reaching $4.5 million over three years; HHS0016792v2 (May 2026) and HHS0017449 (June 2026) exemplify this pattern. Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia issued IFB #26271 (May 2026) for school nutrition food sourcing across multiple schools with canned vegetables including tomatoes specified within a comprehensive grocery bid. No recent opportunities show canned non-GMO Oaxacan pink tomatoes as a named, branded line item; the code's activity reflects generic canned tomato procurement where brand and variety are secondary to grade, sodium limits, and delivery logistics.