UNSPSC 50624515: Non GMO iceberg lettuce purees

The variety of Non GMO lettuce known as Non GMO iceberg lettuce. 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 50624515 Non GMO iceberg lettuce purees is a Commodity code representing a narrow food product line that state and local governments procure primarily through food service and institutional purchasing. However, the recent state and local contract opportunities tagged under this code show minimal direct demand for non-GMO iceberg lettuce purees specifically. The opportunities instead reflect broader institutional food procurement spanning prepared foods, fresh and frozen produce, proteins, dairy, canned goods, condiments, and food service supplies. The issuing bodies include state health and human services commissions operating state supported living centers and state hospitals, county nutrition programs, school districts, state corrections departments, and state-level procurement divisions. Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears as a repeat buyer, posting multiple IFBs for supplemental and consumable food products across the year. Georgia counties and school districts (Gwinnett County, Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools) and the Oregon Department of Corrections also show consistent activity in institutional food procurement during this period.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with sporadic solicitations from Illinois and scattered opportunities elsewhere. Representative recent solicitations include Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0018082 (posted October 16, 2026, due October 23, 2026) for consumable foods at the Lufkin State Supported Living Center, encompassing 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners IWQ 140229 (posted October 13, 2026, due October 19, 2026) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products including peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, and vegetables for the Department of Community Services; the Oregon Department of Corrections IFB S2910000017145 (posted June 5, 2026, due June 19, 2026) for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes; and Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 (posted May 19, 2026, due June 15, 2026) seeking comprehensive food products for school nutrition across four locations. The code's narrow specification for non-GMO iceberg lettuce purees does not align closely with the bulk of recent solicitations, which focus on shelf-stable, prepared, frozen, and canned foods rather than fresh or pureed produce items.