UNSPSC 50623300: Non GMO cucumber purees

The variety of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO cucumbers. 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 50623300 Non GMO cucumber purees is a Class code that encompasses shelf-stable and fresh produce items state and local governments buy for institutional food service, including canned vegetables, purees, and related condiments. The code sees solicitations from state health and human services departments operating state-supported living centers and state hospitals, county and municipal government agencies, and school districts operating food service programs. Recent opportunities solicited under this code reflect a broader institutional food procurement pattern: state agencies and school systems regularly bundle multiple produce categories—canned tomatoes, potatoes, and other shelf-stable vegetables alongside proteins, dairy, and food service supplies—into comprehensive RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs rather than procuring single produce lines in isolation. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Georgia school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools), Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (procured through the Texas Comptroller) all appear as repeat buyers in recent months.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. Texas Health and Human Services has issued multiple IFBs for food and consumables at state-supported living centers and state hospitals—including HHS0018082 (Lufkin State Supported Living Center, IFB due October 23, 2026) and HHS0017872 (Lufkin, due August 25, 2026), each spanning 20 line items of food products and food service supplies with annual usage ranging from 1 to 24 cases per item—and a statewide IFB (HHS0016792V2) for 210 line items across all state hospitals and supported living centers with a three-year potential value of $4.5 million. The Oregon Department of Corrections procured approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (IFB due June 19, 2026, previous contract value $13.75 per case from California Healthy Harvest). Georgia school districts including Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools issued comprehensive school nutrition food bids totaling nearly 400 line items each (IFBs due June 15 and June 5, 2026 respectively). Gwinnett County issued an informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (IWQ due October 19, 2026). Illinois and an unnamed Oregon agency also posted solicitations, though Oregon's July 2026 potato bid lacked sufficient specification detail in the source material to characterize scope fully.