UNSPSC 50616707: Canned or jarred Non GMO lesser yams

The variety of Non GMO yams known as Non GMO lesser 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 50616707 Canned or jarred Non GMO lesser yams, a Commodity code, spans a narrow product line that state and local procurement officers rarely source in isolation — recent opportunities show this code sees virtually no dedicated solicitations, and the few posted under it are food service awards for institutional meal programs that typically buy canned yams as one item among hundreds in broader grocery or produce bids rather than as a standalone category.

State and local issuing bodies procuring food products under related UNSPSC Commodity codes include school districts, state facility operators (corrections departments, health and human services agencies, veterans' homes), and county school boards across the country. The mix tilts heavily toward school nutrition programs, which dominate the recent activity block: Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Burke County Public Schools, Ben Hill County Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System, and Muscogee County School District have all posted RFPs and IFBs for comprehensive food supply contracts in recent weeks. State agencies including the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Veterans Home, and Georgia state procurement offices round out the issuing-body mix. Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia school districts particularly active) and the South-Central region (Texas HHSC, Oklahoma schools), with secondary activity in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon DOC) and Mid-Atlantic (Virginia, Illinois). Representative opportunities include the Texas HHSC's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026, historical value approximately $1.5 million annually), the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB S2910000017145 for canned tomatoes (7,616 cases, due June 19, 2026), and Ben Hill County Schools' IFB #26271 for school nutrition food products across four schools (due June 15, 2026). The code itself shows no independent bid activity; canned yams appear only as embedded line items in master grocery or food service solicitations, and no recent opportunity has been posted exclusively for canned or jarred yams, non-GMO or otherwise.