UNSPSC 50625503: Non GMO round red potato purees

The variety of Non GMO potatoes known as Non GMO round red potatoes. 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 50625503 Non GMO round red potato purees is a Commodity code covering potato-based food products and prepared potato items for institutional food service. State and local governments procure under this code primarily to supply canteens, cafeterias, and food service operations at state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, schools, and health service agencies. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers seeking both raw potato products and prepared potato items such as frozen french fries, hashbrown patties, and related potato-based prepared foods as part of larger consumables contracts. Issuing bodies include state health and human services commissions, state departments of corrections, school districts, and county departments of community services. The work entails supplying shelf-stable and frozen potato products to institutional kitchens and food-service operations, with vendors required to meet USDA grade and quality standards, provide firm fixed pricing on a per-unit basis, guarantee products for minimum 90-day warranty periods or manufacturer standards, and deliver on FOB Destination terms within seven days of order receipt or according to mutually agreed intervals.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia, with additional procurement activity in Oregon and Illinois. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017872 in August 2026 for consumables and noncontract food items for Lufkin State Supported Living Center, including french fries and hashbrown patties among 20 line items, with bids due August 25, 2026, and a follow-on IFB HHS0018082 posted October 16, 2026, for similar prepared potato items at the same facility with bids due October 23, 2026. Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia solicited food products under IFB #26271 for delivery to four school locations, with bids due June 15, 2026; Burke County Public Schools in Waynesboro, Georgia posted a comprehensive school nutrition food bid with sealed bids due June 5, 2026, encompassing nearly 400 line items including frozen vegetables and prepared foods. The Oregon Department of Corrections posted a canned tomato procurement (S2910000017145) in June 2026, and the State of Illinois solicited weekly food orders under FY-27 IVHQ with bids due June 26, 2026, suggesting broader multi-state institutional food-service procurement activity that may include potato-based items under category codes or broader consumables contracts.