UNSPSC 50623603: Non GMO herald fennel purees

The variety of Non GMO fennel known as Non GMO herald fennel. 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 50623603 Non GMO herald fennel purees is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work state and local governments are actually buying under this taxonomy entry. The recent opportunities tagged to this code show no procurement activity for fennel purees—GMO or otherwise. Instead, the code's recent activity consists entirely of broad food-service solicitations for institutional dining at state hospitals, state supported living centers, correctional facilities, county services programs, and school nutrition operations. These solicitations span prepared and frozen proteins, dairy, canned vegetables, condiments, grains, fresh produce, and food service consumables such as containers, napkins, and serving supplies. The issuing bodies are state health and human services departments, state correctional systems, county boards of commissioners, school districts, and specialized state purchasing divisions acting on behalf of multiple agencies. The mismatch between the code name and the actual procurements suggests either a data-entry error in the state or local sourcing system or a tag applied in error; the code does not capture meaningful recent state and local activity in fennel purees specifically.

Recent opportunities appear across Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for consumables and food products at state supported living centers (HHS0018082 due October 23, 2026; HHS0017449 due July 13, 2026; HHS0016792V2 due March 19, 2026), and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts has solicited cafeteria food products for the Department of Criminal Justice (304T26300CF, extended to May 4, 2026). Gwinnett County, Georgia has requested informal written quotes for shelf-stable food items (PE77023NONST2027000000782, due October 19, 2026), and Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia issued an IFB for school nutrition food (PE61000NONST2027000000006, due June 15, 2026). Burke County Public Schools in Waynesboro, Georgia solicited comprehensive grocery procurement with sealed bids due June 5, 2026. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted an IFB for canned tomatoes (S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026). The Illinois Department of Human Services also appears in the data with a weekly food-order solicitation (27497DVAQUINCB52821, due June 26, 2026). Because this code shows no actual fennel-puree procurement, it carries little business relevance for vendors seeking entry into the state and local food-supply market; opportunities tagged here are better tracked through broader institutional food-service codes or by monitoring issuing bodies directly.