UNSPSC 50621500: Non GMO artichoke purees

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO artichokes. 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 50621500 Non GMO artichoke purees, a Class code, does not see active recent procurement activity aligned with its stated scope. The recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code include consumable food purchases from Texas Health and Human Services Commission for state-supported living centers, Gwinnett County for senior services, the Oregon Department of Corrections, Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Illinois state agencies, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the Georgia Department of Community Services—but these solicitations cover broad food categories (canned proteins, frozen vegetables, shelf-stable items, fresh produce, dairy, grains, and prepared foods) rather than non-GMO artichoke purees specifically. The one narrowly food-specific recent opportunity, the Oregon Department of Corrections canned-tomato bid posted June 5, 2026 with a June 19 due date, is unrelated to artichokes. No recent opportunity explicitly names artichoke purees or any artichoke product as a line item.

The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being bought signals that state and local procurement offices are using UNSPSC 50621500 as a generic classifier for bulk food purchases rather than as a precise taxonomy node. Business development professionals pursuing this code should expect to bid on large mixed-item food solicitations across Texas (multiple HHS state-supported living center and TDCJ warehouse contracts), Georgia (school nutrition programs and county senior services), Oregon (corrections), and Illinois state agencies, where success depends on ability to source and deliver hundreds of miscellaneous food line items to institutional food service operations on tight timelines with F.O.B. Destination pricing and compliance with USDA, FDA, Buy American, and state-specific E-Verify and debarment requirements. Opportunities typically carry response deadlines of seven to thirty days and issued-body preferences for local vendors, references, and liability insurance minimums of $500,000 to $1,000,000. Recent solicitations show no dedicated market for artichoke purees alone at the state and local level.