UNSPSC 50621512: Non GMO violetta di chioggia artichoke purees

The variety of Non GMO artichokes known as Non GMO violetta di chioggia 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 50621512 Non GMO violetta di chioggia artichoke purees is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure this product as part of broader consumable-food solicitations for institutional food service — specifically as a line item within larger meals-and-supplies contracts for state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and community service departments. The code does not appear as a standalone procurement; rather, artichoke purees surface within multi-hundred-line-item food RFPs and IFBs where they compete alongside dozens of other fresh, frozen, canned, and prepared food products. Issuing bodies include state health and human services commissions, departments of corrections, county boards of education, county community services departments, and independent school districts. Texas Health and Human Services Commission is a repeat buyer under this code family, having posted multiple consumables solicitations for state-supported living centers in recent months.

The code shows activity across Texas, Georgia, and Oregon in the most recent quarter. Recent representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center (response due October 23, 2026), which encompasses 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items for Community Services (response due October 19, 2026); and the Oregon Department of Corrections' IFB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (response due June 19, 2026). The Texas HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center procurement (IFB HHS0017449, response due July 13, 2026) reflected prior-period spend of $1.5 million on food and consumables, and a supplemental statewide HHSC/DSHS IFB (HHS0016792v2, response due March 19, 2026) carried a maximum potential three-year value of $4,500,000 across 210 line items. School districts in Georgia—including Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools—issue annual food bids encompassing hundreds of line items for nutrition programs. Participation typically requires firm, fixed unit pricing on line-item sheets, compliance with USDA and FDA standards, FOB Destination delivery within three to seven days of order, and liability insurance minimums of $500,000 to $1,000,000.