UNSPSC 50622211: Non GMO winter-over bunching onion purees

The variety of Non GMO bunching onions known as Non GMO winter-over bunching onions. 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 50622211 Non GMO winter-over bunching onion purees is a Commodity code covering specialized produce inputs for institutional food service, though state and local solicitations under this code show minimal recent direct demand—the recent opportunities block contains no active tenders for onion purees or closely related products. Instead, the code appears tagged to broader food procurement activities at state agencies and school districts that encompass dozens of commodity line items spanning proteins, frozen goods, dairy, canned vegetables, and prepared foods alongside miscellaneous produce inputs. Issuing bodies are diverse: state health and human services commissions (Texas HHSC, Texas TDCJ, Illinois), county nutrition programs (Gwinnett County, Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools), and the Oregon Department of Corrections. The dominant pattern is institutional food service—state hospitals, state supported living centers, correctional facilities, and school nutrition programs—where food procurement is bundled across many categories rather than sourced as single-commodity tenders. Multi-item IFBs and IWQs represent the standard solicitation type, with response windows of one to two weeks typical.

Recent activity clusters in Texas (HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center, Lufkin State Supported Living Center, TDCJ cafeteria food), Georgia (Gwinnett County, Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools), and Oregon (canned tomatoes procurement, potatoes procurement). The Texas HHSC Lufkin State Supported Living Center issued IFB HHS0018082 in October 2026 for consumable foods including prepared items and food service supplies with bids due October 23, 2026; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners posted IWQ 140229 on October 13, 2026 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, sauces) due October 19, 2026; and Burke County Public Schools in Georgia posted a school nutrition food bid on May 11, 2026 covering nearly 400 line items across multiple food categories for the 2026-2027 school year. The Texas HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center bid (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) listed a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million and the May 2026 HHSC supplemental food and consumables procurement (HHS0016792V2) reached a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years. While bunching onion purees fit the ingredient profile of these institutional buyers—particularly for sauces, condiments, or prepared-food components—recent tenders do not isolate this commodity; vendors should monitor HHSC and school district food service RFPs where prepared-foods and vegetable-ingredient line items appear alongside broader consumables.