UNSPSC 50623014: Non GMO shantung purees

The variety of Non GMO chinese cabbage known as Non GMO shantung. 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 50623014 Non GMO shantung purees is a Commodity code with limited recent activity directly matched to this specific product line. State and local procurement activity tagged under this code focuses overwhelmingly on broad food service supply — fresh produce, canned vegetables, proteins, dairy, and prepared foods for institutional feeding operations rather than the specialized puree category the code nominally describes. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and state agencies managing food service for K-12 nutrition programs, state correctional facilities, state supported living centers, and veterans' homes. School districts appear most frequently, with multiple districts in Georgia, Missouri, Virginia, Illinois, Texas, and Oregon posting food service solicitations in the recent window; state departments of corrections, health and human services commissions, and veterans' homes round out the buyer mix as secondary but consistent participants.

Recent opportunities under or near this code span produce contracts, comprehensive food service bids, and ingredient procurement across a half-dozen states, with the strongest concentration in Georgia and Texas. Representative solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (S2910000016089, due February 9, 2026 and reposted as S2910000017145 due June 19, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for supplemental food and consumables across state hospitals and supported living centers with a maximum potential value of $4,500,000 over three years (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026), and the Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB for Master Grocery K-12 serving 45 elementary, middle, and high schools plus seven distribution kitchens with weekly delivery (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026). The State of Illinois has posted quarterly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home (Solicitation 27497DVAQUINCB52821, due June 26, 2026). The commodity code itself shows minimal direct relevance to state and local procurement — opportunities are tagged to it but consistently involve broad-category food supply rather than non-GMO shantung purees as a discrete line item.