UNSPSC 50616901: Canned or jarred Non GMO bikini peas

The variety of Non GMO sugar peas known as Non GMO bikini peas 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 50616901 Canned or jarred Non GMO bikini peas is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure canned vegetable products for institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers acquiring canned peas as components of broader food-supply contracts for schools, correctional facilities, health and human services agencies, and veterans' homes, typically as line items within larger multi-category food procurement bids rather than as standalone SKUs. The issuing bodies are primarily school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Fairfax County Public Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Burke County Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections), and state facilities (Illinois Veterans Home). School nutrition programs dominate the recent activity, with districts purchasing dozens to hundreds of grocery line items monthly or annually, often specifying preferred brands or equivalents and requiring USDA compliance, whole-grain options, and low-sodium specifications where applicable.

Geographic spread concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia, with the most densely populated recent activity in Georgia school districts and Texas state health agencies. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for state-supported living centers (due July 13, 2026), which encompasses canned goods under NIGP class numbers and carries a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million; the Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 for school nutrition food products (due June 15, 2026), covering multiple food categories with quarterly pricing adjustments permitted; the Rockwood R-VI School District's dual grocery procurements for 2026-27 (due April 29, 2026), one for Net Off Invoice products and a second for over 900 line items of grocery items including canned vegetables; and the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts (due March 4, 2026), with estimated Area One spending of $4.4 million and Area Two of $1.1 million. Canned peas appear as implicit line items within these larger solicitations rather than as explicitly named commodities in available summaries, reflecting their role as standard institutional grocery components subject to Buy American requirements, nutritional specifications, and firm fixed pricing over contract periods running typically from July 1 through June 30 of the following year.