UNSPSC 50616418: Canned or jarred Non GMO san marzano tomatoes

The variety of Non GMO tomatoes known as Non GMO san marzano 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 50616418 Canned or jarred Non GMO san marzano tomatoes is a Commodity code covering shelf-stable canned tomato products that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers purchasing canned tomatoes as components of broader food-service consumables contracts for state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and county senior services. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued a substantial standalone bid for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (USDA Grade B or better, sodium not exceeding 240 mg per 100 grams) with delivery to its Central Distribution Center in Salem, and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and state-supported living centers statewide, encompassing canned tomato products alongside other canned vegetables and proteins. Issuing bodies include state health and human services departments, state corrections agencies, county governments, school districts, and special-purpose state institutions. State-supported living centers and correctional facilities are repeat buyers, with Texas Health and Human Services Commission posting multiple consumables contracts in the past four months.

Geographic activity centers on Texas, Oregon, and Georgia. The Oregon Department of Corrections' June 2026 canned tomato bid (Solicitation S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026) specified Oregon-fabricated or Oregon-processed goods and resident bidder preferences of 5% for evaluation purposes, with the prior purchase in February 2026 at $13.75 per case from California Healthy Harvest; delivery required eight full truck loads to Salem within 30 days of purchase order issuance. Texas Health and Human Services Commission has issued multiple food-and-consumables IFBs including HHS0016792V2 (210 line items, $4.5 million maximum potential value over three years) and HHS0017449 for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (prior period historical value $1.5 million). School districts in Georgia—Ben Hill County Schools (IFB #26271, due June 15, 2026) and Burke County Public Schools in Waynesboro (Solicitation PE55037NONST2027000000007, due June 5, 2026)—both procured comprehensive food for school nutrition programs with canned vegetables included. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia requested informal written quotes for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned products (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026). Pricing from the Oregon procurement showed $13.75 per case as a recent benchmark; Texas contracts typically include firm fixed unit rates with adjustments limited to inflation indices at renewal periods.