UNSPSC 50626610: Non GMO yellow guinea yam purees

The variety of Non GMO yams known as Non GMO yellow guinea yams. 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 50626610 Non GMO yellow guinea yam purees is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work actually being solicited under it in recent state and local procurement. The recent opportunities block shows no contracts for non-GMO yellow guinea yam purees or any yam-based products. Instead, state and local agencies are issuing IFBs and IWQs for broad consumable food procurement—including proteins, dairy, canned vegetables, fresh produce, grains, condiments, and food service supplies—for institutional food service operations at state health facilities, schools, county senior programs, and correctional institutions. The code appears mismatched to its scope; if the code is intended to capture yam purees specifically, there is no relevant recent activity in the source material to characterize the issuing-body mix or work being solicited.

The geographic spread of recent food-service procurement activity spans Texas (multiple Health and Human Services Commission solicitations for state supported living centers and state hospitals), Georgia (Gwinnett County, Ben Hill County Schools, Burke County Public Schools, and the State of Georgia), and Oregon (Department of Corrections), with Illinois appearing in one quarterly food order. Texas Health and Human Services Commission appears as a repeat buyer, issuing multiple IFBs for institutional food and consumable products at state facilities. Representative recent opportunities include the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026, with prior historical value of $1.5 million), the Oregon Department of Corrections' IFB for approximately 7,616 cases of canned tomatoes (due June 19, 2026, at $13.75 per case from the prior February 2026 purchase), and Ben Hill County Schools' IFB for comprehensive school nutrition procurement across four schools (due June 15, 2026, with the Buy American Act applying). None of these opportunities reference non-GMO yam purees.