UNSPSC 50616834: Canned or jarred Non GMO jicama

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO jicama 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 50616834 Canned or jarred Non GMO jicama is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity directly tied to the product. The recent opportunities block shows no solicitations specifically for canned or jarred non-GMO jicama. Instead, state and local buyers are procuring broad categories of food products — canned vegetables (including canned tomatoes and tomato paste), fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and prepared foods — through school districts, corrections departments, health and human services agencies, and veterans' homes. The code itself appears misaligned with actual purchasing patterns in the opportunities dataset.

State and local procurement under food-service categories remains active across Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Illinois, and Oregon, driven primarily by school nutrition programs and institutional food service operations such as correctional facilities and state health agencies. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to supply the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026, with historical value of $1.5 million); Ben Hill County Schools' IFB for comprehensive food products across multiple categories (due June 15, 2026); and the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for canned tomatoes totaling approximately 7,616 cases (due June 19, 2026, with prior pricing at $13.75 per case). School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with nearly half the recent opportunities posted by K-12 nutrition programs in Georgia, Missouri, and Virginia seeking annual food supply contracts. Geographic activity clusters in Georgia (multiple school districts and state procurement), Texas (HHSC and TDCJ), Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District), Oregon (ODOC), and Illinois (veterans' home). Canned jicama specifically does not appear in any of the representative solicitations reviewed; buyers focus instead on mainstream vegetables, proteins, and prepared items meeting USDA standards and Child Nutrition Program requirements.