UNSPSC 50623606: Non GMO sweet florence fennel purees

The variety of Non GMO fennel known as Non GMO sweet florence 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 50623606 Non GMO sweet florence fennel purees is a Commodity code that sits at the narrowest tier of the taxonomy, but the recent state and local contract opportunities do not include any solicitations specifically for non-GMO sweet florence fennel purees or fennel products of any kind. The opportunities posted under this code span food service procurement for state-supported living centers, county senior services, schools, and corrections facilities, but center on broad commodity categories such as canned tomatoes, potatoes, prepared proteins, frozen vegetables, dairy, condiments, and disposable food service supplies. The source shows a mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited—the code is narrowly specialized for a single ingredient type, while the opportunities reflect large-scale institutional food procurement with hundreds of line items across diverse product categories.

State and local issuing bodies posting opportunities tagged to this code include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (multiple solicitations for state-supported living centers and state hospitals), the Oregon Department of Corrections, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia, school districts in Georgia (Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools), the State of Illinois, and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with additional postings from Illinois. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas HHS Commission IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods for the Lufkin State Supported Living Center (due October 23, 2026), Gwinnett County's IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products (due October 19, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections IFB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026), and Ben Hill County Schools' IFB #26271 for school nutrition food products across multiple categories (due June 15, 2026). None of these solicitations identified fennel purees as a line item or procurement need.