UNSPSC 50621501: Non GMO brittany artichoke purees

The variety of Non GMO artichokes known as Non GMO brittany 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 50621501 Non GMO brittany artichoke purees, a Commodity code, covers specialty vegetable products and processed produce that state and local governments procure for institutional food service operations. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show limited direct activity for brittany artichokes specifically; instead, the code sits within a broader procurement landscape dominated by general food service contracts for school districts, corrections facilities, and health and human services agencies. The issuing bodies span state departments (Illinois Veterans Home, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission), county and municipal school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Douglas County Schools in Georgia, Burke County Schools in Georgia, Liberty County Schools in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI Schools in Missouri, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools in Georgia, Muscogee County Schools in Georgia), and regional health facilities. These jurisdictions typically procure food products as part of consolidated weekly or annual food supply contracts, with artichoke purees and similar specialty vegetable products falling within broader line-item catalogs of canned, frozen, and fresh produce.

Geographic spread concentrates heavily in the Southeast and South, with Georgia schools appearing as repeat buyers across multiple school nutrition procurements and Texas state health facilities driving supplemental food and consumable contracts. Oregon Department of Corrections and Illinois state facilities also appear frequently in recent activity. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026), covering multiple NIGP Class/Item numbers for food service and encompassing 210 line items with a prior-period value of $1.5 million and a nine-month historical spend noted as approximately 75 percent of estimated contract value; the Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 (due April 27, 2026), a term contract establishing supply and delivery to 45 elementary, middle, and high schools plus distribution kitchens with firm pricing for the initial year and the potential for four one-year renewals; and the Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 for school nutrition food products (due June 15, 2026), encompassing multiple food categories with Buy American Act compliance required and contracts running July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 with extension options. Specialty items like brittany artichoke purees, when procured, are typically embedded within these larger competitive bids rather than solicited as standalone commodities.