UNSPSC 50624100: Non GMO kale purees

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO kale. 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 50624100 Non GMO kale purees, Class, does not align with the work actually being solicited under this code in recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities posted show almost no procurement for non-GMO kale purees; instead, state and local bodies are buying broad-spectrum food products—shelf-stable groceries, canned goods, fresh and frozen proteins, dairy, condiments, and food service supplies—through institutional food-service contracts for correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, schools, senior services, and other public agencies. The nominal code scope (specialty vegetable purees) and the actual buying activity are substantially misaligned, suggesting either miscoding by issuing bodies or minimal market activity under this classification.

The recent opportunities cluster in Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), Georgia (Gwinnett County, Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, State of Georgia), and Oregon (Oregon Department of Corrections). Texas agencies have posted multiple IFBs for food and consumable products—the Texas HHS Commission solicited supplemental food and consumables for state hospitals and living centers with a maximum potential value of $4,500,000 over three years (IFB HHS0016792V2, due March 19, 2026), and cafeteria food products for TDCJ warehouse distribution across five geographic areas (IFB 304T-26-300CF, due May 4, 2026, extended via Addendum No. 2). Georgia school districts and counties are active—Ben Hill County Schools issued an IFB for food products and related items with Buy American Act compliance required (due June 15, 2026), and Burke County Public Schools sought sealed bids for school nutrition procurement across five schools (due June 5, 2026). Oregon Department of Corrections bid approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes with a 5 percent Oregon-resident preference, prior purchase price of $13.75 per case from California Healthy Harvest (due June 19, 2026). No recent opportunities directly solicited non-GMO kale purees or specialty vegetable purees as a standalone product line.