UNSPSC 50621848: Non GMO tamarind bean purees

The variety of Non GMO beans known as Non GMO tamarind beans. 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 50621848 Non GMO tamarind bean purees (Commodity) does not reflect the actual procurement activity in the recent state and local opportunities block. The opportunities tagged under this code solicit broad food service supply — canned tomatoes, fresh produce, eggs, dairy, proteins, bakery items, condiments, and kitchen consumables for correctional facilities, state hospitals, supported living centers, and school districts — none of which are tamarind bean purees or legume-specific items. The code appears to be a data-tagging anomaly; the solicitations themselves target standard institutional food service distributors and specialty food vendors capable of multi-category supply.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this tag span school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Burke County Public Schools and Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Muscogee County in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools in Georgia, Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia), state departments and agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, Georgia Department of Human Services), and county school systems (Douglas County in Georgia). Recent high-volume procurements include the Texas HHSC supplemental food and consumables contract for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years; the Douglas County School System food supply and distribution RFP with estimated annual expenditure of $9 million; and the Douglas County School System GEC Buying Cooperative fresh produce and eggs RFP with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million combined across two geographic areas. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia, with school nutrition programs and state facility food service representing the dominant use cases. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas HHSC IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to supply the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026, with prior period historical value of $1.5 million); the Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 Master Grocery K-12 contract for grocery product supply and delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens (due April 27, 2026); the Rockwood R-VI School District grocery procurement (due April 29, 2026, comprising over 900 line items with firm fixed pricing); and the Ben Hill County Schools food bid under IFB #26271 for multiple product categories across four school locations (due June 15, 2026, with Buy American Act requirements and quarterly escalation provisions). The code assignment does not match the commodity being procured and warrants clarification with the data source.