UNSPSC 50621920: Non GMO pronto beet purees

The variety of Non GMO beets known as Non GMO pronto beets. 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 50621920 Non GMO pronto beet purees is a Commodity code under which state and local governments procure shelf-stable and refrigerated food products for institutional feeding operations, though recent activity shows the code captures a broader spectrum of foodservice consumables than the nominal scope suggests. State and local buyers under this code include state health and human services departments operating state-supported living centers and hospitals, county and city departments of community services, school nutrition programs serving multi-campus districts, state correctional departments, and state agencies managing weekly institutional food supply. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears as a repeat buyer, soliciting consumables for multiple state-supported living centers and hospitals through IFBs that bundle prepared foods, fresh produce, dairy, proteins, and foodservice supplies together. Work solicited ranges from narrow single-item buys—such as canned tomatoes or potatoes—to comprehensive food-service procurement spanning 200-plus line items across protein, produce, dairy, condiment, and supply categories. Foodservice gloves, containers, napkins, and straws regularly appear alongside edible inventory, blurring the boundary between food and supplies within institutional purchasing.

Geographic activity clusters in Texas and Georgia, with recent high-volume solicitations from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (Lufkin and El Paso state-supported living centers), Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and Georgia school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools) and Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted a June 2026 canned-tomatoes IFB for 7,616 cases, while the State of Illinois issued a quarterly food-order solicitation in June 2026. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas HHS Lufkin State Supported Living Center IFB HHS0018082 (due October 23, 2026) for 22 line items of prepared foods and supplies with F.O.B. Destination delivery; Gwinnett County's informal written quote IWQ 140229 (due October 19, 2026) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products including peanut butter, canned proteins, and condiments; the Oregon Department of Corrections' IFB S2910000017145 (due June 19, 2026) for canned tomatoes with 5% Oregon-fabricated preference; and Ben Hill County Schools' IFB #26271 (due June 15, 2026) for comprehensive grocery categories with Buy American Act compliance required. Contract values in larger solicitations range from prior-year guidance of $1.5 million annually (Texas HHS El Paso) to an estimated $4.5 million over three years (Texas HHS supplemental food). All solicitations require firm, fixed pricing on a unit basis, F.O.B. Destination delivery with freight prepaid, and vendor references demonstrating prior foodservice experience.