UNSPSC 50616815: Canned or jarred Non GMO carob

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO carob 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 50616815 Canned or jarred Non-GMO carob is a Commodity code that captures specialized food products state and local governments buy for institutional food service—principally school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, and health and human services operations—though recent state and local solicitations show minimal activity tagged directly to this code. The code nominally covers non-GMO carob in shelf-stable formats, but the recent-opportunities block reflects no bids or RFPs explicitly soliciting carob products. Instead, the block contains a broad range of food service procurements from school districts, state corrections departments, and health agencies spanning fresh produce, canned tomatoes, proteins, dairy, prepared entrees, and consumable supplies. These issuing bodies—primarily school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Douglas County School System), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state health agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state veterans facilities (Illinois Veterans Home)—regularly solicit food products in bulk quantity, but none of the representative recent opportunities explicitly target non-GMO carob or specialty carob products.

Geographic spread shows concentrated activity in Texas (HHSC, TDCJ, Comptroller procurements), Georgia (school districts and state agencies), and Oregon (corrections), with secondary activity in Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food and consumables IFB (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) covering 210 line items of food and supplies for state-supported living centers with estimated historical value of $1.5 million annually; the Oregon Department of Corrections' canned tomatoes ITB (S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026) for 7,616 cases with historical pricing of $13.75 per case; the Ben Hill County Schools IFB (PE61000NONST2027000000006, due June 15, 2026) for school nutrition products across four schools; and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 term contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) for 45 schools and distribution centers. The code shows little decision-relevant recent activity—state and local procurement offices do not appear to be actively sourcing non-GMO carob as a standalone food service commodity, and the code warrants a skip unless your firm has specific customer relationships with institutional food service programs that have signaled demand for specialty carob products outside mainstream RFP traffic.