UNSPSC 50626211: Non GMO maryland red sweet potato purees

The variety of Non GMO sweet potatoes known as Non GMO maryland red 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 50626211 Non GMO Maryland red sweet potato purees is a Commodity code. State and local governments soliciting under this code procure shelf-stable and prepared food products for institutional food service operations, particularly state-supported living centers, correctional facilities, school nutrition programs, and county social services. The recent opportunities block shows that issuing bodies tag food procurement under this code even when the scope spans dozens of line items across multiple product categories—fresh proteins, frozen vegetables, dairy, canned goods, condiments, and food service supplies—rather than sweet potato purees specifically. The work being solicited includes consumable foods for canteen and campus operations, weekly food order fulfillment for quarterly periods, bulk grocery procurement for school cafeterias across multiple school locations, and cafeteria food products for state prison warehouse distribution points. Issuing bodies include Texas state agencies (Health and Human Services Commission, Comptroller of Public Accounts on behalf of the Department of Criminal Justice), county governments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia, Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia), municipal and regional school districts (Burke County Public Schools in Georgia), state corrections systems (Oregon Department of Corrections), and state social services programs (Illinois). Most recent solicitations are from Texas, Georgia, and Oregon.

Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0018082 for consumable foods for the Lufkin State Supported Living Center (posted October 16, 2026, bids due October 23, 2026 at 10:30 a.m.), spanning 22 line items of prepared foods and food service supplies with estimated annual quantities of 1 to 24 cases per item and delivery within seven days of order receipt; Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products including peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, and canned vegetables for the Department of Community Services (posted October 13, 2026, quotes due October 19, 2026 at 3:00 p.m., delivery by December 7, 2026); and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0016792v2 for supplemental food and consumables serving state hospitals and state supported living centers statewide, encompassing 210 line items with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years (posted May 19, 2026, bids due March 19, 2026). The code shows no recent opportunities specifically for non-GMO Maryland red sweet potato purees as a standalone line item; the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual recent solicitations suggests this code captures only a small fraction of institutional food procurement activity or has been applied inconsistently to broader food service buys.