UNSPSC 50625433: Non GMO scotch bonnet pepper purees

The variety of Non GMO peppers known as Non GMO scotch bonnet 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 50625433 Non GMO scotch bonnet pepper purees (Commodity) maps poorly to recent state and local procurement activity. The code name specifies a single specialty ingredient—non-GMO scotch bonnet pepper purees—but the recent opportunities posted under this code reflect broad food service sourcing by institutional buyers, including fresh produce, canned goods, proteins, dairy, condiments, and disposable food service supplies. The mismatch suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or a code that captures general food commodities rather than this particular pepper product in practice. State and local governments buy food through this code primarily via institutional food-service contracts for correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, schools, and county departments; the work involves responding to IFBs and RFQs for shelf-stable and prepared foods with firm fixed pricing, delivery within seven to thirty days of order, and compliance with USDA grades, FDA standards, Buy American requirements, and HACCP plans.

The issuing bodies are concentrated among state health and human services departments, state correctional systems, school districts, and county governments across Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with recent activity dominated by Texas Health and Human Services Commission and state-supported living center food procurements. Representative opportunities include the Texas HHS Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (bids due October 23, 2026, 22 line items of prepared foods and supplies), Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (quotes due October 19, 2026), Ben Hill County Schools' IFB for comprehensive school nutrition food products across four schools (bids due June 15, 2026), and the Oregon Department of Corrections' IFB for 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (bids due June 19, 2026). No recent opportunities specifically mention scotch bonnet peppers or comparable specialty items; the code shows little activity aligned with its stated commodity name.