UNSPSC 50554403: Canned or jarred non GMO cleopatra mandarin oranges

The variety of non GMO mandarin oranges and tangerines known as non GMO cleopatra mandarin oranges 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 50554403 Canned or jarred non-GMO Cleopatra mandarin oranges is a Commodity code that in practice spans a much broader range of packaged fruit and food products than its title suggests. State and local governments are soliciting under this code for canned applesauce, dried fruit bars, apple crisps, supplemental food and consumables for institutional food service, fresh produce, eggs, and full grocery and food-service supply contracts. The issuing bodies include state corrections departments, state health and human services agencies, independent school districts, county school systems, county boards of education, and municipal purchasing offices. Repeat buyers include the Oregon Department of Corrections (appearing twice for canned applesauce solicitations in the recent window), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (appearing twice for statewide supplemental food and consumables), Douglas County School System in Georgia (appearing twice for fresh produce and food supply), and Rockwood R-VI School District in Missouri (appearing twice for grocery items). School districts dominate the recent activity, reflecting ongoing child nutrition procurement across elementary, middle, and high schools.

Geographic spread spans Oregon, Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Connecticut, Illinois, and Arizona, with the heaviest concentration in the South and Southwest. Representative recent opportunities include Oregon Department of Corrections ITB S-29100-00017453 for canned fruit applesauce (4,760 cases, due July 31, 2026, with a 10% combined Oregon goods and resident-bidder preference), Austin Independent School District RFP 27RFP004 for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (due July 16, 2026), Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center (due July 13, 2026, with estimated prior-period value of $1.5 million), and Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce across over 200 line items spanning multiple apple varieties, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, citrus, and specialty produce (due June 26, 2026). Multiple school districts are running fresh produce and grocery supply bids on annual cycles tied to school-year calendars (July 1–June 30 contract periods). Buy American provisions requiring 51% domestic content in processed products appear routinely across school nutrition procurements, and many state and local buyers impose firm-fixed pricing requirements with limited allowance for midterm cost-of-living or manufacturer price escalations. State departments in Texas and Oregon are repeat institutional food service buyers, while the code shows significant activity from cooperative-purchasing vehicles such as the GEC Buying Cooperative in Georgia, which aggregates demand across multiple school districts to reach spending thresholds in the $4–$9 million range.