UNSPSC 50625418: Non GMO cherry hots pepper purees

The variety of Non GMO peppers known as Non GMO cherry hots 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 50625418 Non GMO cherry hots pepper purees, a Commodity code, represents a narrow food ingredient category that state and local governments buy almost exclusively through institutional food service contracts. Recent solicitations show no direct procurement of cherry hot pepper purees as a standalone line item; instead, the code appears tagged to broader food and consumable supply opportunities where pepper-based condiments or specialty ingredients may be included as part of much larger institutional meal provision contracts. The issuing bodies across recent opportunities span school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Muscogee County School District in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia), state agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois), and counties (Douglas County School System in Georgia). School districts dominate the activity, purchasing groceries and food products through annual or multi-year term contracts to support child nutrition programs.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast—Georgia, Texas, and Missouri see the heaviest recent solicitation volume—with secondary activity in the Pacific Northwest (Oregon) and mid-Atlantic (Virginia, Illinois). Most recent opportunities are IFBs and RFPs posted between January and June 2026, with response dates typically 30–60 days from posting. Representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's Supplemental Food & Consumables procurement (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026, covering 210 food line items for state-supported living centers statewide with a historical value of $1.5 million); Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026, requiring delivery to 45 schools plus seven distribution kitchens); Ben Hill County Schools' Food Bid (IFB due June 15, 2026, spanning fresh produce, meats, dairy, and kitchen supplies across four schools with Buy American Act requirements); and Rockwood R-VI School District's paired grocery procurements (both due April 29, 2026, covering approximately 900 grocery line items and 200 NOI commodity items). The code itself shows limited direct relevance to recent state and local solicitations—pepper purees as a named commodity do not appear explicitly in available bid documents, suggesting the code may be a misclassification or applicable only to specialty ingredient line items within much larger institutional food contracts.