UNSPSC 50626400: Non GMO turnip green purees

The type of Non GMO vegetable known as Non GMO turnip greens. 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 50626400 Non GMO turnip green purees is a Class code that nominally targets specialty vegetable products, but state and local governments soliciting under it are actually procuring broad food-service consumables for institutional food operations—fresh, frozen, canned, and prepared foods alongside paper goods, kitchen supplies, and food-service equipment. The issuing bodies are state health and human services departments (notably Texas HHSC operating state-supported living centers), county boards of education and school nutrition programs, county social services departments, state departments of corrections, and state health services agencies. Recent solicitations show these buyers acquiring shelf-stable proteins, canned vegetables, dairy products, grains, condiments, and consumable supplies in bulk quantities—French fries, hashbrown patties, chicken wings, canned tomatoes, peanut butter, jelly, rice, pasta, and service items such as containers, napkins, straws, and hairnets. The work spans multi-line-item food procurements with delivery to institutional kitchens, cafeterias, and distribution centers, typically on FOB Destination terms with response to minimum thresholds (90 percent or more of line items) and firm fixed pricing through an initial contract term, often with renewal options extending two to four years.

The geographic spread centers on Texas, Georgia, and Oregon, with Texas Health and Human Services Commission repeatedly posting food and consumable solicitations for state-supported living centers across multiple locations (Lufkin, El Paso) under IFB, and Georgia school districts (Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools) and Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners posting food bids for school nutrition and senior services under IFB and informal written quote (IWQ) notices. Oregon Department of Corrections posted a canned tomato bid (approximately 7,616 cases) due June 19, 2026, with 5 percent Oregon-residency and fabrication preferences, and Illinois posted a quarterly food order solicitation due June 26, 2026. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0018082 for consumables at Lufkin State Supported Living Center (22 line items including prepared foods and food service supplies, due October 23, 2026); Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners IWQ 140229 for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (35 line items, due October 19, 2026); and Ben Hill County Schools IFB for comprehensive school nutrition products across four schools (hundreds of line items with Buy American Act compliance required, due June 15, 2026). Texas HHSC also posted HHS0016792v2 for supplemental food and consumables to state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (210 line items with a maximum potential value of $4.5 million over three years, response deadline March 19, 2026), and Texas Comptroller issued IFB 304T-26-300CF for cafeteria food products for Texas Department of Criminal Justice warehouses (approximately 382 line items across five geographic areas, extended response deadline May 4, 2026).