UNSPSC 50624512: Non GMO chinese lettuce purees

The variety of Non GMO lettuce known as Non GMO chinese lettuces. 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 50624512 Non GMO chinese lettuce purees is a Commodity code. State and local governments soliciting under this code are actually purchasing broad categories of consumable food products for institutional food service — including prepared foods, shelf-stable proteins, canned vegetables, dairy, condiments, and fresh or frozen produce — rather than the narrow product category the code name suggests. The mix of issuing bodies includes state health and human services agencies operating state supported living centers and state hospitals, county governments procuring for senior services and community programs, school districts purchasing for nutrition programs across multiple school sites, and state correctional departments supplying prison cafeterias. Recent opportunities show repeated procurement activity by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (multiple solicitations for state supported living center food and consumables in 2026), school districts in Georgia (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools), and the Oregon Department of Corrections. These issuers typically solicit via IFB or IWQ notice types with response windows of one to two weeks, require firm fixed pricing on extensive line-item sheets (often 20 to 400+ items), demand F.O.B. Destination delivery within 7 to 72 hours of order receipt, and enforce strict compliance with USDA grades, FDA standards, Buy American provisions where applicable (school districts), and shelf-life or nutritional specifications.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued at least three relevant solicitations between May and October 2026 (HHS0016792V2 for supplemental food and consumables across state hospitals and supported living centers with a maximum potential value of $4,500,000 over three years; HHS0017449 for El Paso State Supported Living Center food and consumables with prior-period value of $1.5 million; HHS0018082 and HHS0017872 for Lufkin State Supported Living Center consumables and food service supplies). In Georgia, Ben Hill County Schools (IFB #26271, bids due June 15, 2026) and Burke County Public Schools (bids due June 5, 2026) both solicited comprehensive school nutrition food procurement across multiple schools with nearly 400 line items each. The Oregon Department of Corrections bid for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026) and issued a separate potato variety procurement (due July 27, 2026). Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia requested informal written quotes for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items for the Department of Community Services (due October 19, 2026). Illinois and Ben Hill County also posted opportunities in 2026 but with limited detail in available source materials. Vendors responding should expect multi-week procurement cycles, mandatory pre-bid conferences or questions deadlines, vendor qualification requirements (three references, proof of similar past performance, liability insurance minimums of $500,000 to $1,000,000), and compliance certifications including debarment, E-Verify, and often anti-collusion affidavits.