UNSPSC 50625409: Non GMO manzano pepper purees

The variety of Non GMO peppers known as Non GMO manzano 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 50625409 Non GMO manzano pepper purees (Commodity) covers shelf-stable and prepared food products sourced for institutional food service operations at state agencies, school districts, county departments, and correctional facilities. State and local governments buy this code primarily as part of broader consumables and food service procurement — the recent opportunities show that pepper purees and similar condiments, sauces, and prepared food items are bundled into larger line-item food bids alongside proteins, vegetables, dairy, grains, and kitchen supplies rather than solicited as standalone products. Issuing bodies span state health and human services departments, county school nutrition programs, county social services departments, and state correctional agencies. Texas Health and Human Services Commission, the Oregon Department of Corrections, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (procured through the Comptroller's Statewide Procurement Division) all solicited food products in recent months, with HHS appearing multiple times across state-supported living centers and facilities statewide.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted three consumables bids between May and October 2026 spanning state-supported living centers in Lufkin and El Paso, with response dates ranging from August 25 to October 23, 2026, under IFB notices requesting dozens of food line items including sauces, peppers, and prepared foods for fiscal year 2027 operations. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia requested informal written quotes due October 19, 2026, for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products including sauces for the Department of Community Services. Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia and Burke County Public Schools in Waynesboro, Georgia each issued comprehensive food bids in May 2026 due June 15 and June 5 respectively, spanning nearly 400 line items across multiple food categories for school nutrition programs. The Oregon Department of Corrections requested bids for canned tomatoes in June 2026; Oregon also posted a potato variety procurement in July 2026 without detailed specifications in the source material. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, procured through the State Comptroller, issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products with a response deadline extended to May 4, 2026.