UNSPSC 50625000: Non GMO okra purees

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO okras. 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 50625000 Non GMO okra purees, a Class code, sees no recent state and local procurement activity. The source provides fourteen recent opportunities tagged with this code, but all name procurements for broad food and consumable supply to schools, correctional facilities, and health and human services agencies—canned tomatoes, fresh produce, eggs, grocery items, cafeteria foods, and fresh proteins—with no specific reference to okra purees, GMO certification, or puree-form products. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual work being solicited suggests either tagging error on the part of issuing bodies or that okra purees represent a negligible line item within larger commodity buys that are classified under broader food categories. Pursuing this code requires confirmation that specific okra puree opportunities exist outside the generic food-supply opportunities currently tagged to it.

The recent opportunities under this code nomenclature are dominated by school nutrition programs and state facility food service across Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Missouri, Illinois, and Virginia, with school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Liberty County Board of Education, Muscogee County School District, and Douglas County School System) and state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections, Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, and Georgia state procurement) issuing IFBs and RFPs for weekly or annual food supply between February and June 2026. Representative opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 (posted June 11, 2026, due July 13, 2026) for food and consumable products to the El Paso State Supported Living Center with estimated historical spend of $1.5 million annually, and Fairfax County Public Schools' IFB 2000004323 (posted April 6, 2026, due April 27, 2026) for Master Grocery K-12 supply to 45 elementary, middle, and high schools. These procurements specify USDA compliance, Buy American provisions, fixed pricing for initial contract periods with indexing thereafter, and delivery within 24 to 72 hours. Activity is concentrated in states with large school-district networks and state institutional food service operations; no okra-puree-specific demand signals are present in any of the tagged opportunities.