UNSPSC 50624002: Non GMO bay leaf purees

The variety of Non GMO herbs known as Non GMO bay leaf. 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 50624002 Non-GMO bay leaf purees (Commodity) appears rarely in state and local procurement activity; the recent opportunities block shows no solicitations specifically for bay leaf purees or products matching the code's nominal scope. Instead, the tagged opportunities span broad food service procurement—weekly cafeteria orders, school nutrition programs, institutional food supply contracts, and produce purchasing—where bay leaf purees would represent a minor ingredient input at best, not a primary procurement focus. State and local governments are buying food products under this code family primarily as components of larger grocery or food service aggregations, not as standalone specialty items. The issuing bodies are school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Burke County Public Schools, Douglas County Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Ben Hill County Schools), state agencies (Illinois Veterans Home, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections), and other institutional food service operations, with school nutrition programs dominating the recent activity. Geographic spread spans Texas, Illinois, Georgia, Oregon, Virginia, and Missouri, with school district procurement concentrated in the Southeast.

Representative recent opportunities show the scale and structure of food procurement under this code family. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to supply the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026, with pricing on firm fixed unit rates and a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million. Douglas County School System issued RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts, due March 4, 2026, with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two. Fairfax County Public Schools solicited Master Grocery K-12 (IFB 2000004323), due April 27, 2026, to establish grocery supply and delivery to 45 schools plus distribution kitchens. Ben Hill County Schools issued a food bid (IFB #26271), due June 15, 2026, for multiple food categories serving four school locations with quarterly price escalation or de-escalation permitted on third-party market data. These solicitations emphasize firm fixed pricing, weekly or regular deliveries to multiple sites, compliance with federal nutrition and Buy American standards, and evaluation on lowest responsive bid or best value, with contract terms typically running one year with renewal options.