UNSPSC 50544002: Frozen non GMO limequat kumquats

The variety of non GMO kumquats known as non GMO limequat 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 50544002 Frozen non-GMO limequat kumquats is a Commodity code that nominally names a single fresh-citrus product line, yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it show no procurement activity for frozen limequats or kumquats specifically. Instead, the opportunities reflect broad food-service purchasing across shelf-stable and fresh items for school nutrition programs, senior services, and municipal food supply. State and local buyers are using this code to solicit contracts for comprehensive food baskets encompassing proteins, grains, produce, dairy, condiments, and paper goods rather than any specialized citrus category. School districts dominate the issuing bodies in the recent record, with the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, and City of Bridgeport Board of Education appearing as primary procurement offices. The State of Georgia and county social-services departments round out the issuer mix, all of them responding to operational needs in child nutrition, senior meal programs, and institutional food service.

Georgia and Connecticut show the strongest recent activity, with Gwinnett County (Georgia), Hancock County Schools (Georgia), Early County Schools (Georgia), and the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) posting IFB and informal quote solicitations between May and October 2026. Gwinnett County's October 2026 informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items—peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, and canned vegetables—due October 19, 2026, exemplifies the commodity-basket approach. The City of Bridgeport's June 2026 electronic IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items supporting the National School Lunch Program, with the Buy American provision requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content and compliance with the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act, reflects the complexity and compliance overlay common to school nutrition contracts. Hancock County's June 2026 IFB for fresh produce spanning 200+ line items across apples, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, melons, and specialty citrus—with firm pricing through June 30, 2027—shows sustained purchasing cycles but indicates the code mismatch: frozen specialty citrus does not align with the fresh-produce and shelf-stable-food procurement actually occurring under this code number.