UNSPSC 50616424: Canned or jarred Non GMO tumbler tomatoes

The variety of Non GMO tomatoes known as Non GMO tumbler 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 50616424 Canned or jarred Non GMO tumbler tomatoes is a Commodity code that describes shelf-stable preserved tomato products — sliced, diced, stewed, halves, or whole — that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service operations including state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and senior services. The code sees activity across state health and human services agencies, state departments of corrections, county and city governments, and school districts. Canned tomatoes appear alongside broader preserved vegetable and protein purchases in most recent solicitations, where they are specified as meeting USDA Grade B or better with minimum shelf life and compliance with sodium content limits, proper code dating, and country-of-origin labeling. State and local buyers issue these procurements as IFBs and IWQs with firm, fixed unit pricing and FOB Destination delivery terms, typically requesting responses within one to two weeks.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Oregon, and Georgia. The Oregon Department of Corrections Purchasing/Contracts Division issued an IFB on June 5, 2026, for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (bid due June 19, 2026) with the previous purchase in February 2026 priced at $13.75 per case from California Healthy Harvest; delivery goes to ODOC's Central Distribution Center in Salem with Oregon-fabricated goods and resident bidders receiving a 5 percent preference. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued multiple food and consumables solicitations spanning preserved vegetables and related supplies — most recently HHS0018082 on October 16, 2026 (IFB, response due October 23, 2026) for the Lufkin State Supported Living Center canteen and campus, and HHS0016792V2 in May 2026 (IFB, response due March 19, 2026) for supplemental food and consumables statewide across state hospitals and supported living centers with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia issued IWQ 140229 on October 13, 2026 (response due October 19, 2026) requesting approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products including canned vegetables for the Department of Community Services with delivery to the Gwinnett Senior Services Center and a December 7, 2026 receipt deadline.