UNSPSC 50524440: Non GMO tangelos

The variety of non GMO mandarin oranges and tangerines known as non GMO tangelos. 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 50524440 Non GMO tangelos is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work actually being solicited by state and local governments under this designation. The recent opportunities records show school districts across multiple states issuing RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs for comprehensive fresh produce procurement — including bananas, apples, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, citrus varieties, and prepared produce items — but none specifically for non-GMO tangelos or tangelos of any type. The scope of activity under this code tag spans institutional food service for school nutrition programs, with quantities typically ranging from several hundred to tens of thousands of cases annually and annual contract values estimated between $78,000 and $4.4 million depending on district size and geographic coverage.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, including Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bartow County School System (Georgia), Early County Board of Education (Georgia), Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), and Douglas County School System (Georgia). A single state procurement appears — the State of Georgia Food Supplies RFP posted May 15, 2026 — but the full scope is not disclosed in available summaries. Geographically, Georgia dominates recent activity (nine of sixteen opportunities), with additional solicitations in Wisconsin, Florida, and Texas. Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (due July 29, 2026, estimated annual contract value $78,000) and the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts (due March 4, 2026, estimated spending $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two). The code shows substantial recent activity in school food service but exhibits a material mismatch between its nominal commodity designation (tangelos) and the actual procurement scope (institutional fresh produce and produce-adjacent food items at scale).