UNSPSC 50554006: Canned or jarred non GMO nagami kumquats

The variety of non GMO kumquats known as non GMO nagami kumquats that have been canned or jarred 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 50554006 Canned or jarred non-GMO nagami kumquats is a Commodity code that captures state and local government purchases of shelf-stable fruit and vegetable products, processed foods, and food-service supplies for institutional food programs — school nutrition, corrections, senior services, and state-supported living centers. The recent opportunities show that state and local issuing bodies are buying far more broadly than kumquats alone: the code is being applied to canned applesauce, fresh produce, dried fruit bars, eggs, poultry, cheese, proteins, condiments, bakery items, and consumable food-service supplies. School districts, state corrections departments, county boards of education, senior services agencies, health and human services commissions, and municipal boards of education all solicit food and consumables regularly under or near this code. Texas (particularly TDCJ, HHSC, and school districts), Georgia, Illinois (via the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy), Oregon (Department of Corrections), Connecticut, and Georgia see the most recent activity. Issuing bodies range from large state procurement offices acting for multiple agencies to individual county school nutrition programs, indicating the code spans both statewide cooperative-like arrangements and local single-jurisdiction buys.

Recent representative solicitations include Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for canned applesauce (approximately 4,760 cases, due July 31, 2026), awarded historically at $21.84 per case with a 10 percent Oregon goods and resident-bidder preference; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce across 200+ line items delivered to three school sites for the 2026-27 school year (due June 26, 2026); Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items for senior services (due October 19, 2026); and the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's recurring weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy on brand-or-equal and brand-specific specifications (multiple quarters, with recent due dates in August and June 2026). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food and consumables IFB for state hospitals and supported living centers (210 line items, maximum $4.5 million over three years) and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice cafeteria food products procurement (382 line items, FOB Destination to six distribution points statewide, extended deadline May 4, 2026) demonstrate the scale and complexity of state-level institutional food procurement. Pricing is typically firm fixed for the contract term, delivery is required to multiple locations or central distribution centers on short lead times (often 45 to 72 hours), and Buy American provisions under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act frequently apply to school and state health agency buys.