UNSPSC 50616839: Canned or jarred Non GMO long beans

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO long beans 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 50616839 Canned or jarred Non GMO long beans is a Commodity code that describes canned or jarred legume products state and local procurement offices are now buying primarily through school nutrition programs, institutional food service operations, and correctional facilities. The recent opportunities block shows virtually no solicitations specifically for long beans as a line item; instead, the code appears to be tagged to broader food procurement notices that encompass dozens or hundreds of food products at once, including canned vegetables, proteins, dairy, and prepared items. State and local buyers using this code are school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Douglas County School System in Georgia, Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, Georgia Department of Corrections), and county correctional departments. These issuing bodies procure food through IFBs, RFPs, and RFQs with response dates typically 30 to 60 days out, often requiring firm fixed pricing, USDA grade compliance, Buy American Act adherence where federally funded, and delivery to multiple school or institutional sites.

Recent activity clusters heavily in the Southeast and Texas, with secondary activity in Illinois, Oregon, and Virginia. Representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 (posted June 11, 2026, due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products serving state supported living centers statewide with a historical contract value of $1.5 million annually; the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for canned tomatoes (posted June 5, 2026, due June 19, 2026) for 7,616 cases with delivery to Salem; and Ben Hill County Schools' IFB (posted May 19, 2026, due June 15, 2026) for school nutrition food products across four school locations with Buy American requirements and HACCP plan mandates. School nutrition procurements dominate the code's activity, with districts typically awarding on lowest responsive and responsible bid, permitting price adjustments tied to USDA Agricultural Marketing Service or Consumer Price Index indices at renewal periods, and requiring insurance, debarment certifications, and E-Verify compliance. None of the representative opportunities explicitly name long beans as a specification; instead, canned vegetables appear as one category among dozens within institutional food buys, suggesting the code may be incorrectly applied to these solicitations or that long beans are rarely specified in state and local food service contracts at present.