UNSPSC 50616706: Canned or jarred Non GMO japanese yams

The variety of Non GMO yams known as Non GMO japanese yams 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 50616706 Canned or jarred Non GMO japanese yams is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual work state and local governments are buying under this taxonomy entry. The recent solicitations tagged to this code show no procurement activity for canned or jarred Japanese yams. Instead, the tagged opportunities are broad institutional food-service buys—school nutrition programs, state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, and county senior services—that source shelf-stable food products including canned vegetables, proteins, dairy, grains, condiments, and food service supplies across dozens of line items per bid. The code appears misapplied to these solicitations; the recent activity suggests the taxonomy entry is either obsolete, rarely used, or incorrectly assigned by posting agencies. The issuing bodies span state health and human services departments (Texas), state corrections and criminal justice agencies (Texas, Oregon), county governments (Gwinnett County, Georgia; Ben Hill County, Georgia), school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Georgia), and state procurement offices acting on behalf of multiple end-use agencies.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas (multiple HHSC and TDCJ solicitations), Georgia (Gwinnett County, Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, and state agency bids), and Oregon (ODOC procurement). Recent representative opportunities include Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0018082 for consumables foods at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center, due October 23, 2026, encompassing 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items for the Department of Community Services, due October 19, 2026; the Texas Comptroller on behalf of TDCJ IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across multiple warehouse locations, due May 4, 2026; and Oregon Department of Corrections IFB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes, due June 19, 2026. These institutional food-service procurements cycle regularly across fiscal years and are typically awarded on a best-value or lowest-responsive-bidder basis with firm fixed pricing and delivery within 7–30 days of order receipt on FOB Destination terms.