UNSPSC 50626214: Non GMO okinawan sweet potato purees

The variety of Non GMO sweet potatoes known as Non GMO okinawan 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 50626214 Non GMO Okinawan sweet potato purees is a Commodity code that sees minimal recent activity in state and local procurement. The code nominally addresses a narrow specialty produce input, but the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations actually seeking this specific product. The most recent state and local contract opportunities posted under or near this classification instead reflect broad food-service procurement: weekly food supply for veterans' facilities, institutional food and consumable products for state hospitals and corrections facilities, fresh produce for school nutrition programs, and cafeteria food products for correctional institutions. None of these opportunities are documented as seeking non-GMO Okinawan sweet potato purees specifically.

The issuing bodies in the broader food-procurement landscape represented in this data span state agencies (Illinois Veterans Home, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Oregon Department of Corrections), county school systems (Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Burke County Public Schools, Liberty County Board of Education, Rockwood R-VI School District, Fairfax County Public Schools, Ben Hill County Schools, Douglas County School System), and specialized state-supported living centers. Geographic activity centers on Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Illinois, Missouri, and Virginia. Representative recent solicitations include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026), the Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000017145 for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026), and the Fairfax County Public Schools Master Grocery K-12 IFB 2000004323 for grocery supply to 45 schools (due April 27, 2026). This code shows no current market demand for its namesake commodity and warrants monitoring rather than immediate pursuit.