UNSPSC 50524428: Non GMO nocatee tangelo oranges

The variety of non GMO mandarin oranges and tangerines known as non GMO nocatee tangelo oranges. 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 50524428 Non-GMO nocatee tangelo oranges is a Commodity code that nominally targets specific citrus varieties, but state and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal relevant recent solicitation. The recent opportunities logged under this code predominantly request fresh produce broadly—bananas, apples, mixed fruits and vegetables, and eggs—rather than the specific nocatee tangelo orange variety named in the code. School districts, county boards of education, and independent school districts across Georgia, Florida, Texas, and Wisconsin are the primary issuing bodies, procuring fresh produce to support their National School Lunch Programs, School Breakfast Programs, and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Programs. The work involves sourcing, storing, and delivering fresh produce to multiple school sites, maintaining HACCP plans and food safety documentation, complying with Buy American provisions and USDA quality standards, and meeting strict delivery windows and service-level requirements, typically with weekly or multiple-times-weekly deliveries to 10 to 60 school locations per contract.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, where multiple school districts—Hancock County, Glynn County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Douglas County (serving 30 districts via cooperative), and Bulloch County—issued IFBs and RFPs for fresh produce contracts between February and June 2026. Notable opportunities include Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two, bids due March 4, 2026; Glynn County Board of Education IFB 27-02 for fresh produce delivery to 16 schools, bids due April 14, 2026; and Hancock County Board of Education IFB requesting over 200 line items of fresh produce, bids due June 26, 2026. Additional recent solicitations from Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin (RFB 4162 for petite bananas, due July 29, 2026, and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, due July 29, 2026), Hillsborough County Public Schools in Florida (RFP 26039RFPDST for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program produce, proposals due March 11, 2026), Austin Independent School District in Texas (RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and beverages, due March 11, 2026), and McAllen Independent School District in Texas (RFP 2026-1029 for fresh produce, due March 6, 2026) confirm that school nutrition procurement activity spans multiple states. The code itself shows poor alignment with actual purchasing practice—the source does not support focused activity in nocatee tangelo oranges as a distinct commodity, making this a low-priority code for business development targeting state and local school nutrition contracts unless the firm competes for broader fresh-produce supply.