UNSPSC 50626316: Non GMO red alert tomato purees

The variety of Non GMO tomates known as Non GMO red alert tomatoes. 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 50626316 Non GMO red alert tomato purees is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local contract opportunities do not show procurement activity specific to this product line. The eight opportunities posted between May and October 2026 cover broad food service provisioning for state agencies, school districts, and correctional facilities — including the Oregon Department of Corrections' bid for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (IFB S2910000017145, due June 19, 2026), which is the closest match to the code's scope. However, that solicitation does not restrict tomatoes to non-GMO status or specify red alert varietal or puree form; it permits sliced, diced, stewed, halves, or whole canned tomatoes meeting USDA Grade B or better. The remaining opportunities — Texas Health and Human Services Commission food and consumable contracts for state supported living centers and hospitals, Georgia school district food bids, and Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food procurement — are tagged to broader food-service commodity codes and do not surface tomato purée as a discrete line item in the available summaries.

The code shows limited recent activity under its specific product definition. When state and local procurement bodies do solicit shelf-stable food products, they typically use cooperative or blanket vehicle structures or issue broad food-service IFBs and RFQs that bundle proteins, vegetables, dairy, and dry goods without isolating tomato purée as a line item. The Oregon ODOC tomato canned opportunity is the sole recent solicitation in the block that names tomato product at scale, but it does not match the non-GMO or puree specification. Buyers in this space — Texas HHS, school nutrition programs, and correctional facilities — source prepared and shelf-stable foods in bulk and often specify brand-or-equal formats or USDA grades rather than varietal or process certifications. No representative opportunities in the recent block are soliciting non-GMO red alert tomato purees specifically.