UNSPSC 50626200: Non GMO sweet potato purees

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO sweet 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 50626200 Non GMO sweet potato purees is a Class code that captures state and local procurement of specialty food ingredients and prepared foods for institutional meal service. Recent solicitations show this code sits within a broader category of food-service contracting—school nutrition programs, state facility cafeterias, and corrections departments all source from pools that nominally include purees and prepared specialty items alongside produce, proteins, and dry goods. However, the most-recent opportunities block contains no solicitation explicitly for sweet potato purees or similar puree products; instead, the tagged opportunities span fresh produce, canned goods, proteins, dairy, prepared entrees, and general grocery line items for K-12 nutrition, state hospitals, corrections facilities, and supported living centers. The code appears to represent a narrow product line within much larger, aggregated food-service contracts where sweet potato purees would be one of hundreds of line items priced individually.

Issuing bodies pursuing food-service contracts under codes near or overlapping this one are primarily school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Burke County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, and Douglas County School Systems in Georgia, Missouri, and Virginia), state departments of corrections (Oregon, Texas), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and smaller institutional users (Illinois Veterans Home, Ben Hill County Schools). Activity concentrates in Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Oregon, and Virginia. Representative recent procurements include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's HHS0017449 for food and consumables at El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB, response due July 13, 2026); Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 procurement (IFB 2000004323, response due April 27, 2026); and Rockwood R-VI School District's Child Nutrition Services Grocery Items contract (IFB, response due April 29, 2026). These contracts typically run annual terms with renewal options, require firm fixed pricing, and award on a lowest responsive and responsible basis or best-value analysis incorporating price and past vendor performance. The code itself shows minimal standalone activity—no recent solicitation explicitly names sweet potato purees as a primary focus—suggesting that vendors pursuing this UNSPSC category should monitor larger grocery and prepared-foods RFPs and position capability within line-item responses rather than expect category-specific opportunities.