UNSPSC 50544422: Frozen non GMO minneola tangelo oranges

The variety of tangelo is 1/2 tangerine and 1/2 grapefruit. 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 50544422 Frozen non-GMO minneola tangelo oranges is a Commodity code with minimal recent state and local procurement activity directly aligned to frozen specialty citrus. The recent opportunities posted under this code show a mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the work actually being solicited. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases, and Hancock County and Early County Boards of Education have issued IFBs and informal written quotes for broad food procurement — including shelf-stable items, fresh produce, and miscellaneous groceries — rather than frozen miniollas specifically. The State of Georgia also posted a food supplies bid with attached detail not provided in the summary. None of the recent opportunities explicitly target frozen specialty citrus products; the code assignment appears to reflect categorical tagging rather than precise commodity matching.

Activity centers on school nutrition programs and county social services, with the most concrete recent opportunities being Gwinnett County's October 2026 informal written quote (due October 19, 2026) for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items for community services; Hancock County Schools' June 2026 IFB for fresh produce (due June 26, 2026) spanning over 200 line items; and Early County Schools' June 2026 line-by-line food bid (due June 8, 2026) for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Geographic activity is limited to Georgia. Bidders pursuing work under this code should monitor school-district and county nutrition solicitations across Georgia and neighboring states, though the code's specificity to frozen miniollas suggests that matching opportunities will be rare and buried within broader food RFQs and IFBs that may not name the code explicitly.