UNSPSC 50542605: Frozen non GMO diamante citrons

The variety of non GMO citrons known as non GMO diamante citrons that have been frozen for preservation. 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 50542605 Frozen non-GMO diamante citrons (Commodity) does not align with the actual work being solicited under this code in recent state and local contract opportunities. The posted opportunities focus broadly on school nutrition procurement — fresh produce, frozen foods, grocery items, and complete food-service distribution — but do not specify or isolate frozen non-GMO diamante citrons as a distinct line item or bid category. The City of Bridgeport's grocery-items solicitation (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) encompasses over 1,100 line items spanning breakfast items, cereals, baked goods, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and meats; Hancock County Schools' fresh-produce IFB (due June 26, 2026) covers 200+ line items including multiple apple varieties, berries, cruciferous vegetables, and specialty items such as kiwis and mangos, but diamante citrons are not named. The Rockwood R-VI School District's grocery-items procurement (due April 29, 2026) spans over 900 line items for the 2026-27 school year. Issuing bodies are primarily school districts and city boards of education across the South and Midwest, with additional solicitations from state governments (Georgia) and municipal procurement offices.

The recent opportunities cluster heavily in Georgia and Missouri during the 2026 calendar year. Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System (issuing multi-district RFPs through the GEC Buying Cooperative), Early County Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, and City Schools of Decatur have all posted fresh-produce or food-supply RFPs and IFBs between February and June 2026. Beyond Georgia, Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri posted a 900-line-item grocery procurement (April 29, 2026 deadline), and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut issued a 1,100-item grocery RFQ (June 30, 2026). These solicitations reflect standard school-nutrition procurement patterns — firm pricing for July-through-June contract periods, Buy American provisions requiring 51% domestic agricultural content, HACCP compliance, delivery to multiple school sites, and compliance with federal nutrition standards — but the code's nominal scope (frozen non-GMO diamante citrons specifically) appears misaligned with the broad commodity categories and mixed produce lists actually being purchased. No recent opportunity isolates diamante citrons as a material line item or references the commodity by name.