UNSPSC 50616826: Canned or jarred Non GMO fiddlehead ferns

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO fiddlehead ferns 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 50616826 Canned or jarred Non-GMO fiddlehead ferns (Commodity) describes specialty preserved vegetables that state and local governments procure primarily for institutional food service at correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, school districts, and senior services programs. The code sees limited recent activity in the sample opportunities provided; none of the nine recent solicitations explicitly name fiddlehead ferns as a line item. Instead, the recent opportunities span broad institutional food procurement (canned vegetables, proteins, dairy, condiments, and food service supplies) issued by state health and human services commissions, departments of corrections, school nutrition programs, and county social services departments. The issuing bodies are predominantly state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Illinois) and school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Gwinnett County), with one independent school district and one county senior services program represented.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Oregon, Georgia, and Illinois. Representative solicitations include IFB HHS0017872 (Texas Health and Human Services Commission) for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide, posted August 11, 2026, with bids due August 25, 2026; IFB S2910000017145 (Oregon Department of Corrections) for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes, posted June 5, 2026, with bids due June 19, 2026; and IFB 26271 (Ben Hill County Schools) for comprehensive school nutrition food products across multiple categories, posted May 19, 2026, with bids due June 15, 2026. The code shows no recent opportunities explicitly soliciting fiddlehead ferns; procurement under UNSPSC 50616826 appears dormant or misclassified in current state and local contracting activity.