UNSPSC 50625421: Non GMO guajillo pepper purees

The variety of Non GMO peppers known as Non GMO guajillo 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 50625421 Non GMO guajillo pepper purees is a Commodity code that represents a narrow specialty food ingredient category. State and local governments procuring under this code are sourcing prepared pepper products for institutional food service, but recent procurement activity shows the code sees minimal direct solicitation — the most recent opportunities in the dataset name this specific commodity only in passing or not at all. Instead, state and local food service buyers (school districts, correctional facilities, health and human services agencies, and veterans homes) solicit broadly for food and consumable products under wider codes, with individual specialty items like non-GMO guajillo pepper purees embedded within larger multi-hundred-line-item grocery or food-service contracts that span proteins, produce, dairy, condiments, and prepared foods.

Issuing bodies active in food procurement across the state and local space include school nutrition programs (Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Burke County and Muscogee County schools in Georgia, Liberty County schools in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County schools in Georgia), state correctional and health agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state-supported living centers (Texas HHSC El Paso facility), and state veterans homes (Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy). Geographic activity concentrates in Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Missouri, Virginia, and Illinois, with the most recent opportunities posted between February and June 2026. Representative solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food and consumables IFB (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) with a prior-period value of $1.5 million and an estimated contract value of up to $4.5 million over three years; Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) covering 45 schools plus distribution kitchens; and the Douglas County School System food supply and distribution RFP (26-003, due February 18, 2026) with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9 million. Specialty pepper purees would typically be sourced as a line item or sub-category within these broader food service contracts rather than as standalone solicitations, making direct pursuit under this commodity code unlikely without confirmation that a specific RFP or IFB explicitly calls for non-GMO guajillo pepper purees by name or specification.