UNSPSC 50621700: Non GMO avocado purees

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO avocados. 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 50621700 Non GMO avocado purees is a Class code that does not reflect the scope of work currently being solicited by state and local governments. Recent state and local opportunities posted under this code involve shelf-stable and prepared food products for institutional food service operations — school nutrition programs, state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, and county senior services — but none of the recent solicitations name avocado purees or products matching the GMO-free specification. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple invitations for bids on consumable foods for state-supported living centers, including IFB HHS0018082 (due October 23, 2026) for prepared foods and food service supplies at the Lufkin facility and IFB HHS0016792v2 (due March 19, 2026) for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and supported living centers statewide with a potential contract value of $4.5 million over three years. Similarly, school districts in Georgia and Texas have solicited comprehensive food procurements covering hundreds of line items spanning proteins, produce, dairy, and dry goods — Ben Hill County Schools (due June 15, 2026) and Burke County Public Schools (due June 5, 2026) — while the Oregon Department of Corrections requested bids on 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026) and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice solicited approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products (due May 4, 2026).

The code shows recent activity across Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and school districts emerging as repeat buyers; however, the mismatch between the code's nominal scope (non-GMO avocado purees) and the actual commodities being procured (canned vegetables, frozen proteins, dairy, condiments, and institutional meal components) indicates this code is mistagged in the state and local procurement systems. Opportunities are being issued by state health and human services agencies, school nutrition programs, state corrections departments, and county services boards under solicitation types ranging from IFB to informal written quotes (IWQ), with response dates clustered in the May-through-October window. Business development professionals should verify whether avocado purees — particularly non-GMO variants — are actually called for in current RFPs under this or adjacent food commodity codes, or treat this code as inactive for practical procurement purposes.