UNSPSC 50524202: Non GMO key limes

The variety of non GMO limes known as non GMO key limes. 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 50524202 Non GMO key limes is a Commodity-level code covering fresh citrus fruit procurement by state and local food-service operations, school districts, and health-care institutions. State and local governments buy fresh produce under this code through competitive bidding processes anchored to food-service operations — school nutrition programs, county park concessions, healthcare facility kitchens, and similar institutional food operations. The buying pattern reflects operational demand for fresh fruit and vegetable supply across multiple institutional venues. Issuing bodies include county school districts (Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Bartow County School System in Georgia), county governments (Collier County Parks and Recreation), healthcare coalitions (Marion Health Care Coalition), and state-level procurement on behalf of distributed food-service networks. School nutrition programs dominate the issuing-body mix, driven by USDA National School Lunch Program and Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program funding cycles. Contracts typically run through the school fiscal year (July–June) or calendar segments (September–November for seasonal programs) and include renewal options.

Geographic activity clusters in Georgia and Wisconsin, with recent solicitations posted from Hancock County (Sparta), Bartow County (Cartersville), and Early County, Georgia; Madison Metropolitan School District, Wisconsin; and Collier County, Florida. The State of Georgia also issued a food-supplies procurement in May 2026. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, $78,000 annual value, bids due July 29, 2026), Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for over 200 fresh-produce line items across multiple citrus and vegetable varieties (bids due June 26, 2026, contract July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027), and Bartow County School System's RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (proposals due June 22, 2026, contract award July 20, 2026). Collier County Parks and Recreation issued an ITN for food-service concessions at North Collier Regional Park (proposals due March 6, 2025). School district contracts typically weight cost at 40 percent, enforce HACCP documentation and E-Verify compliance, require minimum liability insurance ($500,000–$1,000,000), and increasingly incorporate geographic-preference criteria (400-mile local-sourcing mandates in Georgia and Wisconsin) and organic-produce pricing adjustments ($0.20 per pound in Madison).