UNSPSC 50626216: Non GMO oriental sweet potato purees

The variety of Non GMO sweet potatoes known as Non GMO oriental 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 50626216 Non GMO oriental sweet potato purees is a Commodity code capturing puréed sweet potato products that state and local governments source for institutional food service operations. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show little activity specifically for non-GMO oriental sweet potato purees; the recent-opportunities block contains no dedicated procurements for this product category. However, the code sits within a broader landscape of school nutrition, corrections, health and human services, and veterans' home food procurement where puréed or prepared produce items appear as line items within larger food service aggregations.

State and local issuing bodies soliciting food products include school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri, Liberty County Board of Education in Georgia, Burke County Public Schools in Georgia, Ben Hill County Schools in Georgia, Douglas County School System in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Muscogee County School District in Georgia), state departments (Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Georgia State Department), and county health and human services systems (HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center in Texas). The geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia, Texas, and the upper Midwest, with secondary activity in Oregon, Illinois, and Virginia. Recent opportunities in the broader food service space include Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products (response deadline July 13, 2026), Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S2910000017145 for canned tomatoes (bid due June 19, 2026), Ben Hill County Schools IFB #26271 for comprehensive food products (due June 15, 2026), and Fairfax County Public Schools IFB 2000004323 for Master Grocery K-12 (due April 27, 2026). Vendors pursuing this narrow Commodity code should monitor school nutrition program aggregations, state institutional food service contracts, and health facility procurement vehicles where sweet potato purées may be embedded as component line items rather than stand-alone requirements.