UNSPSC 50625408: Non GMO korean pepper purees

The variety of Non GMO peppers known as Non GMO korean peppers. 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 50625408 Non GMO korean pepper purees is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific food ingredient, but state and local procurement activity under this code does not currently focus on Korean pepper products. Recent opportunities show that state and local governments are buying a much broader range of food and consumable products for institutional food service — including proteins, dairy, canned and frozen vegetables, condiments, sauces, and food service supplies — sourced through food service contracts for state hospitals, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, supported living centers, and county senior services. The issuing bodies are predominantly state health and human services departments, state departments of corrections, county boards of commissioners, school districts, and county or city social service departments. Solicitations are issued as Invitations for Bid (IFBs) and Informal Written Quotes (IWQs), with response windows typically two to four weeks; the largest contracts span multiple line items (often 200 to 400 items) and serve multiple facilities or distribution centers with delivery requirements measured in days or weeks.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for food and consumable products serving state supported living centers and state hospitals — notably HHS0018082 (Lufkin State Supported Living Center, due October 23, 2026), HHS0017449 (El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026, with prior-period value of $1.5 million), and HHS0016792V2 (supplemental food and consumables statewide, with maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years). The Texas Comptroller also procurement for the Department of Criminal Justice (IFB 304T26300CF, extended to May 4, 2026). In Georgia, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners solicited shelf-stable food products via IWQ under PE77023NONST2027000000782 (due October 19, 2026), Ben Hill County Schools issued a comprehensive food bid (due June 15, 2026), and Burke County Public Schools sought nutrition program supplies (due June 5, 2026). Oregon's Department of Corrections posted for canned tomatoes (S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026, with prior purchase at $13.75 per case). Illinois also appears in the dataset with a quarterly weekly food order (FY-27 IVHQ, due June 26, 2026). The code shows no recent activity specifically for Korean pepper purees; all opportunities solicited general institutional food service categories.