UNSPSC 50624520: Non GMO red headed lettuce purees

The variety of Non GMO lettuce known as Non GMO red headed 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 50624520 Non GMO red headed lettuce purees, a Commodity code, does not align with the recent state and local procurement activity posted under this code. The posted opportunities span institutional food service procurement for state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, school districts, and county social services programs, but none of the nine sourced solicitations specify lettuce purees, GMO status, or the narrowly defined product this code nominates. The most recent and largest solicitations target broad consumable foods and kitchen supplies—the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's $4.5 million multi-facility IFB (HHS0016792V2, closed March 19, 2026) encompassing 210 line items of fresh, frozen, dry, and refrigerated foods; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's 382-line-item cafeteria food IFB (304T26300CF, closed May 4, 2026); and school nutrition food bids from Ben Hill County Schools (June 15, 2026), Burke County Public Schools (June 5, 2026), and Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (October 19, 2026). These solicitations request canned tomatoes, potatoes, peanut butter, jelly, proteins, pasta, rice, vegetables, and prepared items rather than specialty vegetable purees.

The issuing bodies are predominantly state health and corrections departments, county purchasing offices, and school district nutrition programs across Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. Geographic spread shows heaviest recent activity in Texas (five solicitations from HHS, TDCJ, and state procurement divisions) and Georgia (four from county and school district nutrition programs), with isolated postings in Oregon (two) and Illinois (one). No recent opportunities in the source material nominate lettuce purees, GMO certification requirements, or the specific product scope this Commodity code describes. A business development professional evaluating this code should note the mismatch between the nominal product class and actual institutional food procurement activity and consider whether broader vegetable-product or food-service-ingredient codes better capture current state and local buying patterns.