UNSPSC 50624006: Non GMO cilantro purees

The variety of Non GMO herbs known as Non GMO cilantro. 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 50624006 Non GMO cilantro purees is a Commodity code. State and local governments procuring under this code buy shelf-stable and fresh food products for institutional dining, including prepared foods, condiments, sauces, proteins, dairy, frozen vegetables, canned goods, and food service supplies for state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and senior services. Recent solicitations show that actual purchases span a much broader range of consumables than the code's title suggests — the issuing bodies are treating this code as a catch-all for general food procurement rather than cilantro purees specifically. Buyers include state health and human services agencies, state departments of corrections, county boards of commissioners, school districts, and state institutions. The issuing bodies are predominantly state-level purchasing offices acting on behalf of institutional end-users, with secondary activity from county and school-district nutrition programs.

Activity appears concentrated in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for consumable foods at state-supported living centers, including HHS0018082 (Lufkin State Supported Living Center, IFB due October 23, 2026) and HHS0017449 (El Paso State Supported Living Center, IFB due July 13, 2026), with the latter showing a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items under IWQ 140229 (due October 19, 2026). The Oregon Department of Corrections solicited approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026). School districts in Georgia—Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools—each issued comprehensive food bids covering dozens of categories across multiple schools for the 2026–2027 nutrition year. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, through the Comptroller of Public Accounts, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products across five regional warehouses (due May 4, 2026). The code shows steady state and local activity but the mismatch between the code name (non-GMO cilantro purees) and the scope of recent purchases (general institutional food procurement) suggests the code may not be the primary or intended classification for these opportunities.