UNSPSC 50623417: Non GMO sicilian eggplant purees

The variety of Non GMO eggplants known as Non GMO sicilian eggplants. 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 50623417 Non GMO sicilian eggplant purees is a Commodity code. Recent state and local solicitations tagged with this code show little purchasing activity aligned with the code's nominal scope; the single clearly matched opportunity is an Illinois Veterans Home quarterly food order (RFQ 27497DVAQUINCB52821, due June 26, 2026) that encompasses brand-specific or equivalent weekly food items but does not specify eggplant purees or regional specialty produce as line items. The remaining opportunities in the dataset—food service procurements for school districts, state health agencies, and corrections departments across Illinois, Texas, Oregon, and Georgia—span broad grocery and produce categories including fresh produce, canned tomatoes, dairy, proteins, and prepared foods, but do not isolate or call out non-GMO sicilian eggplant purees as a distinct procurement requirement.

The issuing bodies soliciting under related food service codes include state departments (Illinois Veterans Home, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Georgia Department of Corrections), school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System, Ben Hill County Schools), and a regional purchasing cooperative (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts). Solicitation types are predominantly IFBs and RFPs with response dates clustered in April–June 2026, and estimated contract values range from approximately $1.5 million to $9 million annually for multi-commodity food service awards. No recent opportunity explicitly targets specialty produce such as non-GMO sicilian eggplant purees as a standalone line item or primary procurement focus, suggesting the code may be underutilized or misapplied to these broad-based food service contracts.