UNSPSC 50625716: Non GMO wakame purees

The variety of Non GMO sea vegetables known as Non GMO wakame. 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 50625716 Non GMO wakame purees is a Commodity code that nominally identifies a seaweed product category, but state and local procurement activity under this code bears little relevance to the abstract category name. The recent opportunities tagged to this code span institutional food service—primarily consumables for state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and senior services—encompassing shelf-stable proteins, frozen vegetables, canned goods, dairy products, condiments, and food service supplies rather than wakame or seaweed-based products. The issuing bodies are predominantly state health and human services agencies, school districts, and county social services departments, concentrated in Texas and Georgia with activity in Oregon and Illinois. The scope of work reflects standard volume purchasing of commodity foodstuffs to feed institutional populations across multiple facilities, with vendors expected to respond to hundreds of line items, meet USDA or federal nutrition standards, deliver within prescribed timeframes, and accept firm fixed pricing with quarterly or annual renewal adjustments tied to third-party market indices.

Recent activity shows Texas Health and Human Services Commission soliciting food and consumables for state supported living centers under multiple IFBs—HHS0018082 for the Lufkin facility (22 line items, IFB due October 23, 2026) and HHS0017449 for El Paso (historical value $1.5 million, IFB due July 13, 2026)—alongside a statewide supplemental food procurement (HHS0016792v2, 210 line items, maximum potential value $4.5 million over three years, IFB closed March 19, 2026). Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners issued an IWQ for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable foods (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026); Ben Hill County Schools and Burke County Public Schools in Georgia each solicited comprehensive school nutrition food bids spanning nearly 400 line items for the 2026-2027 school year (IFBs due June 15 and June 5, 2026 respectively); the Texas Department of Criminal Justice procured approximately 382 line items of cafeteria food products across five warehouse locations (IFB 304T-26-300CF, extended to May 4, 2026); and the Oregon Department of Corrections solicited approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes meeting USDA Grade B standards (IFB due June 19, 2026, previous award $13.75 per case). The code shows no recent activity aligned with wakame or non-GMO seaweed procurement.