UNSPSC 50624513: Non GMO crisphead lettuce purees

The variety of Non GMO lettuce known as Non GMO crisphead 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 50624513 Non GMO crisphead lettuce purees, a Commodity code, does not reflect what state and local governments are actually buying under this classification in recent solicitations. The recent opportunities tagged to this code—food supply contracts for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, state hospitals, and veterans' homes—consistently solicit broad food product categories spanning proteins, dairy, produce, and prepared entrees rather than lettuce purees or any single vegetable product. A representative recent solicitation is the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 (due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products serving the HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center and the Department of State Health Services, covering hundreds of line items under NIGP Class/Item numbers 385, 390, 380, and 393 with a historical monetary value of $1.5 million for the prior period. Another is the Oregon Department of Corrections' canned-tomato ITB S2910000016405 (due April 6, 2026) for 7,616 cases with USDA Grade B or better specifications and specific sodium and shelf-life requirements. The code shows substantial mismatch between its nominal scope and the work actually being procured.

State and local food procurement activity spans school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Liberty County Board of Education, Ben Hill County Schools, Douglas County School System), state departments and agencies (Illinois Veterans Home, Texas HHSC, Oregon Department of Corrections), and health and human services facilities (state supported living centers, state hospitals). Geographic concentration is visible in Georgia (Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County school systems; State of Georgia), Texas (HHSC, TDCJ, multiple facilities statewide), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Illinois (Veterans Home), and Missouri (Rockwood School District). The issuing bodies are predominantly school nutrition programs and state facility food services. Across these jurisdictions, the actual procurement activity centers on comprehensive food supply contracts covering dozens or hundreds of line items across protein, produce, dairy, grains, and prepared foods—not specialized purees. The code assignment appears administratively erroneous; buyers seeking to target this commodity category should verify that their products match the broader food-supply work state and local governments are actually purchasing.