UNSPSC 50616604: Canned or jarred Non GMO big max squash

The variety of Non GMO winter squashes and winter pumpkins known as Non GMO big max squash that has 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 50616604 Canned or jarred Non GMO big max squash is a Commodity code that sees little recent aligned activity in state and local procurement. The single recent opportunity posted under this specific code—the Illinois Veterans Home's FY-27 IVHQ quarterly food order (RFQ, due June 26, 2026)—is a brand-specific or equal procurement covering a diverse range of food items rather than a focused squash procurement. The remaining opportunities in the source reflect broader food service solicitations from school districts, corrections departments, and health and human services agencies that procure canned vegetables and produce as line items within comprehensive grocery or food-supply RFPs and IFBs, not standalone squash specifications. The code's nominal scope does not align with the recent state and local market activity, which clusters around general food service supply and distribution contracts covering dozens to hundreds of line items at once.

State and local issuing bodies pursuing food procurement under broader UNSPSC codes include school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Burke County Public Schools and Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for state hospitals and supported living centers, Illinois Veterans Home), and regional purchasing cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative in Georgia). Geographic concentration of recent food procurement activity appears in Georgia (multiple school districts and counties), Texas (state agencies and corrections), Oregon (state corrections), Missouri (Rockwood School District), Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools), and Illinois (Veterans Home). Representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for supplemental food and consumables statewide (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026, covering 210 line items and state facilities across Texas), the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for canned tomatoes (S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026, for 7,616 cases), and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (2000004323, due April 27, 2026, requiring weekly delivery to 45 schools plus distribution kitchens).