UNSPSC 50624904: Non GMO tomatillo purees

The variety of Non GMO nightshades known as Non GMO tomatillo. 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 50624904 Non GMO tomatillo purees, a Commodity code, sees minimal recent state and local procurement activity focused on this specific ingredient. The code reflects a narrow product scope—non-GMO tomatillo puree sold as a food service component—but recent opportunities tagged to this code do not reflect direct procurement of tomatillo purees. Instead, the single solicitation posted under this code (the Illinois Veterans Home quarterly food order RFQ closing June 26, 2026) represents broad institutional food supply requests in which tomatillo purees may be one line item among dozens of proteins, dairy, prepared foods, and condiments. State and local buyers using this code are primarily institutional food service operations: state agencies operating veterans homes and correctional facilities, health and human services commissions procuring for hospitals and state supported living centers, and school districts sourcing nutrition program supplies. The issuing bodies span state-level operations (Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Oregon Department of Corrections, Georgia Department of Education) and school districts (Rockwood R-VI, Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Liberty County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools).

Geographic concentration appears modest across the Midwest, South, and Pacific Northwest. Illinois, Texas, Georgia, Oregon, and Missouri show the most recent activity, though the source provides no evidence of multiple jurisdictions specifically sourcing non-GMO tomatillo purees as a line-item category. The Illinois Veterans Home RFQ (solicitation 27497DVAQUINCB52821, due June 26, 2026) represents the only solicitation directly posted under this code, requesting weekly food orders for July–September 2026 on a brand-specific-or-equal basis with no contract value disclosed. The broader institutional food procurement landscape—including Texas HHSC's supplemental food and consumables bid (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026, estimated prior-period value $1.5 million) and multiple school district grocery and produce contracts across Georgia, Missouri, and Virginia—suggests that tomatillo purees move as a commodity line item embedded in larger food service frameworks rather than as standalone procurement vehicles. This code shows limited independent activity; suppliers should monitor whether institutions expand or consolidate ingredient-level procurement or whether volume remains concentrated in broad food-supply RFPs.