UNSPSC 50623203: Non GMO watercress purees

The variety of Non GMO cresses known as Non GMO watercress. 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 50623203 Non GMO watercress purees is a Commodity code that sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The source contains seventeen recent state and local opportunities, but none actually solicits watercress purees or any watercress product. The opportunities instead span broad food service procurement across school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, state hospitals, and other institutional food service operations—including canned tomatoes, fresh produce, eggs, generic grocery items, and cafeteria staples. The category mismatch suggests that either the code was applied incorrectly to opportunities in the data, or watercress purees themselves do not appear as discrete line items in state and local procurement at scale. State and local issuing bodies procuring under nominally related food-service codes include school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI in Missouri, Burke County and Muscogee County in Georgia, Liberty County in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham in Georgia, and Douglas County in Georgia), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Illinois), and regional cooperatives (GEC Buying Cooperative). Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Missouri, Illinois, and Virginia.

No recent state and local opportunities in the source solicit non-GMO watercress purees as a standalone product or line item. When vegetable products do appear—such as fresh produce bids from Muscogee County Schools (ITB 26-017, closed April 27, 2026), the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Bid 26-34, closed April 23, 2026), or the Douglas County School System's cooperative procurement (RFP SN 26-004, closed March 4, 2026)—the line items cover common institutional vegetables (carrots, celery, peppers, tomatoes, leafy greens, broccoli) rather than watercress. The broader food service procurements, including Texas HHS supplemental food contracts (IFB HHS0017449 and HHS0016792), Oregon Department of Corrections cafeteria supplies (ITB S2910000016405 and S2910000015837), and school nutrition programs across multiple states, do not list watercress or watercress derivatives. The code shows no active market signal at the state and local level for this commodity in 2026.