UNSPSC 50616863: Canned or jarred Non GMO udo

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO udo 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 50616863 Canned or jarred Non GMO udo, a Commodity code, covers specialty preserved vegetable products that state and local governments procure primarily through school nutrition and institutional food service operations. The recent opportunities block shows no direct solicitations for udo specifically; instead, the code appears misaligned with active purchasing patterns. State and local buyers in the source material are soliciting canned and jarred items across broad categories—canned tomatoes, tomato paste, and general food supplies for correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, schools, and veterans homes—but udo (a Japanese perennial plant rarely stocked in North American institutional food service) does not appear in any recent IFB, RFQ, ITB, or RFP. School districts including Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System are all active in produce and preserved-goods procurement, as are state departments including the Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and Illinois Veterans Home.

The geographic spread of actual canned and preserved-goods activity spans Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Virginia, and Missouri, with school districts and correctional or health-services agencies representing the dominant issuing bodies. Representative recent opportunities include Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000016405 for canned tomatoes (approximately 7,616 cases, due June 19, 2026), Texas HHSC IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026, historical value $1.5 million), and Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 covering 45 schools (due April 27, 2026). The UNSPSC code shows minimal recent activity aligned with its stated commodity name; vendors pursuing this code should verify that their product offering (or the jurisdiction's actual procurement need) matches the udo specification before investing in pursuit.