UNSPSC 50524402: Non GMO clementine tangerines

The variety of non GMO mandarin oranges and tangerines known as non GMO clementine tangerines. 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 50524402 Non GMO clementine tangerines is a Commodity code with minimal recent activity directly aligned to the code's scope. The recent opportunities block shows no solicitations for clementine tangerines or non-GMO citrus fruits specifically. Instead, the tagged opportunities span school district food service procurement for broad fresh produce categories—including some citrus (oranges, grapefruits, tangerines mentioned generically in one Bulloch County RFP)—but none isolate clementines as a line item or specify non-GMO sourcing requirements. The code appears to reflect a narrow product category that state and local procurement offices do not commonly buy through standalone solicitations; when citrus appears in school nutrition RFPs, it is bundled with dozens of other produce items under category-level codes rather than purchased as a discrete commodity.

The issuing bodies in the recent opportunities are school districts and a cooperative purchasing vehicle (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 Georgia school districts), all sourcing fresh produce for National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Bulloch County, Douglas County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Glynn County, Savannah-Chatham County, Hancock County, Early County), with additional activity in Florida (Hillsborough County), Texas (McAllen ISD, Austin ISD), and Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District). Representative recent solicitations include Bulloch County School District's RFP for local produce (posted April 3, 2026, due May 4, 2026) and the Douglas County School System's cooperative RFP for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 districts across two Georgia areas (posted February 4, 2026, due March 4, 2026). Neither opportunity targets clementine tangerines specifically; pursuit of this code requires identifying niche produce distributors positioned to supply school districts as part of broader vendor agreements or to identify private institutions (hospitals, corporate cafeterias, senior living facilities) buying outside the state and local procurement channel captured here.