UNSPSC 50524208: Non GMO seedless limes

The variety of non GMO limes known as non GMO seedless 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 50524208 Non GMO seedless limes is a Commodity-tier code that covers fresh citrus fruit for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and regional food-procurement consortia. The recent opportunities solicited under this code reflect broader institutional produce purchasing that spans limes, bananas, and diverse fresh fruits and vegetables supplied to school districts, county parks and recreation, healthcare coalitions, and state education agencies. School districts dominate the issuing bodies, with Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, and Bartow County School System each posting multiple RFBs and RFPs for fresh produce during the 2026 calendar year. State agriculture departments and county parks departments also participate. Vendors must meet food-safety and HACCP compliance, deliver to specified school or institutional sites on fixed schedules, and often provide traceability documentation by farm of origin. Diverse-owned business status preferences and local-sourcing geographic filters (typically 400 miles) appear frequently in recent solicitations, and Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic agricultural commodity content are common in school-district awards.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Wisconsin. Georgia school systems—Hancock County Board of Education (IFB for over 200 fresh-produce line items, sealed bids due June 26, 2026), Bartow County School System (RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables, proposals due June 22, 2026), and Early County Board of Education (line-by-line food bids due June 8, 2026)—posted the largest and most detailed fresh-produce RFBs. Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin posted RFB 4162 for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, estimated annual value $78,000, bids due July 29, 2026) and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (5,900 weekly servings, bids due July 29, 2026). Collier County Board of County Commissioners in Florida issued an Invitation to Negotiate for food services at North Collier Regional Park (due March 6, 2025, with a 10-point local-vendor preference). Marion Health Care Coalition in Florida posted a produce bid (due August 21, 2026). The State of Georgia issued a broader food-supplies RFB (due June 22, 2026). Contract values in school bids typically range from $78,000 annually for single-commodity awards to $300,000+ for comprehensive food-and-supply bundles covering multiple categories across fiscal years.