UNSPSC 50626406: Non GMO snowball turnip purees

The variety of Non GMO turnips known as Non GMO snowball turnips. 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 50626406 Non GMO snowball turnip purees, a Commodity code, sees minimal recent activity in state and local procurement. The code's abstract naming bears no relevance to the solicitations tagged under it; recent opportunities cluster heavily around general food and produce procurement for school nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and state health and human services agencies, not specialty vegetable purees. State and local buyers use this code nominally while pursuing bread-basket food supply contracts spanning proteins, frozen goods, fresh produce, dairy, and consumable supplies—the work reflects broad institutional food service operations rather than sourced specialty items.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Ben Hill County Schools (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Burke County Public Schools (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) all posting food procurement RFPs or IFBs in recent weeks. Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears twice with statewide supplemental food and consumables bids for state hospitals and supported living centers; Oregon Department of Corrections posts regularly for canned and fresh items; and the State of Illinois solicits quarterly food orders for veterans homes. The geographic spread concentrates in the South (Georgia, Texas) and mid-Atlantic (Virginia), with secondary activity in the upper Midwest (Missouri) and Pacific Northwest (Oregon). Recent representative opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (April 2026, response due April 27, 2026) seeking grocery supply to 45 elementary, middle, and high schools plus seven distribution kitchens; Ben Hill County Schools' food bid IFB (May 2026, due June 15, 2026) for multiple product categories across four school locations with Buy American requirements; Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food and consumables IFB (May 2026, due July 13, 2026) covering 210 line items for state supported living centers and hospitals statewide with historical spend of $1.5 million; and Oregon Department of Corrections' canned tomato ITB (June 2026, due June 19, 2026) for 7,616 cases with USDA Grade B specifications and 5 percent Oregon-preference. The code shows no substantive connection to the specialty item it nominally describes.