UNSPSC 50623513: Non GMO verona endive purees

The variety of Non GMO endives known as Non GMO verona endives. 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 50623513 Non GMO verona endive purees is a Commodity code that in practice covers shelf-stable and fresh food products procured by state and local agencies for institutional food service operations, though recent state and local opportunities show minimal activity under this specific code. Instead, the recent solicitations tagged to this code predominantly address broad consumable food procurement for state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and county senior services — encompassing prepared foods, frozen proteins, canned vegetables, condiments, dairy products, and food service supplies rather than specialty endive purees. The issuing bodies span state health and human services commissions, state departments of corrections, county boards of commissioners, county schools, and individual school districts, with repeat procurement activity from Texas Health and Human Services Commission facilities and Georgia school nutrition programs.

Geographic spread includes Texas, Georgia, and Oregon as the primary recent-activity states, with activity concentrated in institutional food service procurement. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center (posted October 16, 2026, due October 23, 2026 at 10:30 a.m.), covering 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies with seven-day delivery required; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including peanut butter, canned proteins, rice, pasta, and sauces (posted October 13, 2026, due October 19, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.); and the Oregon Department of Corrections' bid for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes meeting USDA Grade B or better (posted June 5, 2026, due June 19, 2026, with prior purchase at $13.75 per case). School district food bids from Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools in Georgia likewise reflect broad institutional grocery procurement covering hundreds of line items across multiple categories with Buy American compliance and USDA standards required.