UNSPSC 50544001: Frozen non GMO hong kong kumquats

The variety of non GMO kumquats known as non GMO hong kong kumquats 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 50544001 Frozen non GMO hong kong kumquats is a Commodity code that nominally describes a narrow produce line, yet state and local opportunities tagged under it show little alignment with the code's literal scope. The recent solicitations under this code focus broadly on food procurement for schools, counties, and state agencies—including shelf-stable pantry staples, fresh produce, frozen products, dairy, and meat for National School Lunch Program compliance and senior services meal programs. The issuing bodies are school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Bridgeport Board of Education), county governments (Gwinnett County), and state purchasing offices (State of Georgia). School nutrition programs dominate the activity, reflecting recurring annual contracting for multi-hundred-line-item food inventories. Vendors must navigate Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content, Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards, HACCP certification, product-liability insurance at $500,000 to $2,000,000 per occurrence, E-Verify compliance, and blind testing protocols for acceptability.

Recent opportunities span Georgia and Connecticut. Hancock County Board of Education issued an IFB for fresh produce across apple, berry, cruciferous, root, melon, citrus, and specialty produce varieties for school-year 2026–27 with bids due June 26, 2026. Early County Board of Education solicited line-by-line bids for 300+ food items and 60+ non-food supplies with a June 8, 2026 deadline. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food—peanut butter, canned proteins, rice, pasta, sauces—due October 19, 2026. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases sought bids on over 1,100 line items of grocery items for school food service with electronic submission through OpenGov Procurement due June 30, 2026. The State of Georgia posted a broader food, supplies, and kitchen products solicitation due June 22, 2026. The code shows active recent procurement but exhibits a significant mismatch between its literal commodity definition and actual buying patterns—frozen kumquats are not appearing in these solicitations, and the code appears to function as a catch-all food-procurement classifier rather than a precise product descriptor.