UNSPSC 50544005: Frozen non GMO meiwa kumquats

The variety of non GMO kumquats known as non GMO meiwa 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 50544005 Frozen non-GMO meiwa kumquats is a Commodity code that, despite its narrow product title, does not match the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under it. The recent solicitations solicited under this code span broadly across shelf-stable and fresh food products—peanut butter, canned proteins, rice, pasta, fresh produce including apples, berries, and root vegetables, dairy, meat, poultry, seafood, and miscellaneous grocery and kitchen supplies—rather than the frozen specialty citrus fruit the code nominally describes. State and local buyers posting under this code include county boards of commissioners, city departments of public purchases acting on behalf of school boards, and state and county boards of education. The issuing bodies are solving procurement at the district and county level, particularly in Georgia and Connecticut, with activity spanning school nutrition programs (National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program compliance), senior services food distribution, and institutional food services.

Recent representative opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' IWQ 140229 informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items due October 19, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning 200+ line items for the 2026-27 school year, with bids due June 26, 2026; Bridgeport Board of Education's bid for over 1,100 line items of grocery items subject to Buy American Provision (51% domestic agricultural content) and National School Lunch Program nutrition standards, with electronic bids due June 30, 2026; and Early County Board of Education's line-by-line food and non-food bid covering 300+ items for the school year July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, due June 8, 2026. The code shows activity in Georgia and Connecticut within the review window, though the mismatch between the code's stated scope and actual solicitation content signals potential data-quality issues in the underlying coding assignment.