UNSPSC 50625712: Non GMO sea lettuce purees

The variety of Non GMO sea vegetables known as Non GMO sea lettuce. 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 50625712 Non GMO sea lettuce purees is a Commodity code that nominally addresses marine vegetable products, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows no relevant opportunities soliciting non-GMO sea lettuce purees or related marine-algae products. The recent opportunities tagged to this code overwhelmingly solicit shelf-stable and prepared food items—canned tomatoes, potatoes, fresh and frozen proteins, dairy products, condiments, and consumable food service supplies—for institutional food service programs at state agencies, schools, and county services. The issuing bodies are primarily state health and human services commissions, departments of corrections, school nutrition programs, and county government procurement offices. The scope mismatch between the code's nominal commodity and the work actually being solicited suggests either a tagging error in the source system or that this code is rarely used for its stated purpose in state and local procurement.

Recent opportunities cluster in Texas, Georgia, and Oregon. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has posted multiple IFBs for supplemental food and consumable products serving state supported living centers and state hospitals, including HHS0016792V2 (210 line items, March 2026), HHS0017449 for El Paso facilities (prior period value $1.5 million, June 2026), and HHS0018082 for Lufkin campus canteen and food service supplies (October 2026, due October 23). Georgia school districts—Ben Hill County Schools (June 2026) and Burke County Public Schools (June 2026)—solicit comprehensive food procurement under IFB covering hundreds of line items with Buy American Act compliance and USDA standards. The Oregon Department of Corrections requested bids for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (June 2026) with 5% preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and resident bidders. Gwinnett County, Georgia solicited shelf-stable food items via informal written quote (October 2026, due October 19). The Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food procurement (IFB 304T-26-300CF, May 2026) spans 382 line items across proteins, dairy, grains, and condiments. No recent activity under this code directly addresses non-GMO sea lettuce purees or comparable marine-algae commodities.