UNSPSC 50554205: Canned or jarred non GMO tahitian limes

The variety of non GMO limes known as non GMO tahitian limes 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 50554205 Canned or jarred non-GMO Tahitian limes is a Commodity code that maps narrowly to the product name in title, yet state and local solicitations under this code do not reflect procurement of Tahitian limes specifically. Instead, recent opportunities tagged to the code show institutional food service buyers — counties, school districts, state agencies, and state-supported facilities — soliciting shelf-stable food products for nutrition programs, detention facilities, and senior services, including canned and frozen fruits, vegetables, proteins, dairy items, and consumable supplies. The issuing-body mix spans state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Illinois), county boards of education and commissioners (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia), independent school districts (Austin ISD in Texas), state-supported living centers (Texas HHSC El Paso facility), city boards of education (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), and state correctional agencies (Texas Department of Criminal Justice). Repeat solicitations from the State of Illinois for weekly food orders at the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (multiple quarterly cycles between June and August 2026) and from the Oregon Department of Corrections for canned applesauce (May and July 2026) indicate predictable recurring demand from certain large institutional operators.

Geographic concentration is evident in the Southwest and Southeast, with prominent recent activity in Texas (HHSC, TDCJ, Austin ISD), Georgia (Gwinnett County, Hancock County, State of Georgia), and Oregon (ODOC). Illinois appears as a secondary-but-active market for quarterly food service contracting. Representative recent solicitations include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' October 2026 IFQ for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food products (peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, rice, pasta, vegetables) with delivery by December 7, 2026; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's August 2026 RFP for weekly food orders (brand-or-equal and brand-specific tracks) for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy; and the Oregon Department of Corrections' July 2026 ITB for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce at a historical price of $21.84 per case with delivery in five truckloads. Texas Health and Human Services Commission's June 2026 IFB for food and consumable products to supply El Paso State Supported Living Center (referenced prior value of $1.5 million for the preceding 12-month period) and Texas Department of Criminal Justice's May 2026 IFB for cafeteria food products across multiple warehouse locations represent the largest-scale solicitations. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope (Tahitian limes) and actual procurement activity (institutional food baskets) signals that this code may be incorrectly tagged in the state and local procurement databases for these opportunities.