UNSPSC 50616867: Canned or jarred Non GMO yu choy

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO yu choy 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 50616867 Canned or jarred Non GMO yu choy is a Commodity code that captures shelf-stable preserved vegetables procured by state and local institutions for food service operations. In the recent solicitation record, however, the code appears in only one substantive opportunity—a Texas HHS procurement for the Lufkin State Supported Living Center—and yu choy itself does not surface in any of the posted bids; instead, state and local buyers are soliciting broadly for canned and jarred vegetables (tomatoes, peppers), prepared foods, and food service supplies under overlapping UNSPSC categories and generic food procurement notices. The issuing bodies are primarily state health and human services departments, state correctional agencies, state supported living centers, county boards of commissioners, and school districts. When food products are solicited at all under this code tier, they are bundled with other shelf-stable groceries into institutional food service contracts rather than tendered as standalone line items.

Activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with secondary representation in Illinois. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for consumables at state supported living centers—including HHS0018082 (Lufkin canteen and campus, due October 23, 2026), HHS0017872 (Lufkin fiscal year 2027, due August 25, 2026), and HHS0017449 (El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026)—all soliciting dozens of line items combining proteins, prepared foods, and supplies with delivery within seven days and F.O.B. Destination pricing. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued IFB S2910000017145 on June 5, 2026, for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026) with Oregon-fabricated and resident-bidder preferences of 5 percent; the previous purchase in February 2026 was $13.75 per case from California Healthy Harvest. School districts in Georgia—Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools—posted food bids in May and June 2026 spanning hundreds of line items across fresh, frozen, canned, and dry goods with Buy American Act compliance and USDA standards. The code itself shows minimal standalone activity; canned or jarred yu choy does not appear as a distinct solicitation line in the recent record.