UNSPSC 50625112: Non GMO red onion purees

The variety of Non GMO onions known as Non GMO red onions. 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 50625112 Non GMO red onion purees is a Commodity code that nominally covers pureed red onions produced without genetically modified organisms. State and local governments actually purchasing under this code buy institutional food products for state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and health and human services operations. The kinds of issuing bodies pursuing this commodity span Texas state agencies (the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, which operates multiple state-supported living centers and coordinates procurement on behalf of the Department of State Health Services), Georgia counties and school districts (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Burke County Public Schools, Ben Hill County Schools), other state departments (the State of Illinois, the Oregon Department of Corrections), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice through the Comptroller of Public Accounts. Recent opportunities show that institutions typically source this and related food commodities as part of broader food service contracts covering dozens or hundreds of line items—proteins, frozen goods, canned vegetables, dairy, condiments, and consumable supplies—rather than as standalone single-item procurements.

Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, and Illinois based on recent solicitations. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 (October 23, 2026 response date) for consumable foods for the Lufkin State Supported Living Center, which encompasses 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies with delivery within seven days of order receipt; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 (October 19, 2026 response date) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products including sauces, soups, and canned vegetables for the Department of Community Services; Burke County Public Schools' sealed-bid food procurement (June 5, 2026 response date) across five schools with nearly 400 line items; and the Oregon Department of Corrections' June 2026 IFB for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes with 5 percent state preference for Oregon-fabricated or Oregon-based bidders. While the code's name references non-GMO red onion purees specifically, recent opportunities do not isolate this ingredient as a standalone line item; purees and sauces appear embedded within larger food service contracts where individual items are rarely named in the publicly available summaries, suggesting the code may see limited standalone bid activity or may be used as an incidental classification within broader food procurement notice taxonomy.