UNSPSC 50616905: Canned or jarred Non GMO early onward peas

The variety of Non GMO sugar peas known as Non GMO early onward 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 50616905 Canned or jarred Non-GMO early onward peas is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure shelf-stable canned and jarred vegetables, primarily peas, for institutional food service operations including state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and county senior services. The recent opportunities block shows minimal direct procurement activity tagged to this specific commodity code; instead, peas appear as line items within broader food-service solicitations that span dozens or hundreds of product categories. Issuing bodies include state health and human services departments operating state-supported living centers and state hospitals, state correctional agencies, county school districts, county social services departments, and state universities or college systems. These entities solicit food products through IFBs and informal written quotes, typically annual or multi-year arrangements with renewal options, and emphasize USDA grade compliance, shelf-life certification, delivery within days of order receipt, and FOB Destination pricing with freight included.

Geographic activity centers on Texas and Georgia. Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for supplemental food and consumable products to state supported living centers and state hospitals—IFB HHS0016792V2 (posted May 2026, with a maximum three-year value of $4.5 million across 210 line items), IFB HHS0017449 for El Paso State Supported Living Center (posted June 2026, prior-period value $1.5 million), and IFB HHS0018082 for Lufkin State Supported Living Center (posted October 2026, due October 23, 2026). Georgia's Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners issued an informal written quote IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products including canned vegetables for the Department of Community Services (posted October 2026, due October 19, 2026), and Burke County Public Schools in Waynesboro posted a school nutrition food bid covering nearly 400 line items (posted May 2026, due June 5, 2026). The recent-opportunities block does not surface any solicitation tagged directly to code 50616905; peas would be a component line item within these broader food-service procurements rather than the subject of a standalone commodity purchase.