UNSPSC 50554410: Canned or jarred non GMO fremont oranges

The variety of non GMO mandarin oranges and tangerines known as non GMO fremont 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 50554410 Canned or jarred non-GMO Fremont oranges is a Commodity code that encompasses preserved citrus products procured by state and local governments for institutional food service, primarily school nutrition programs, corrections facilities, health and human services centers, and county senior services. The code sees active recent solicitation but represents a narrow slice of broader food-service procurement activity; state and local buyers source canned and jarred fruit products as line items within larger, multi-category food and consumable purchases rather than as standalone procurement categories. Issuing bodies include state corrections departments, state health and human services commissions, county school boards, county senior services, and city/county boards of education. While the source shows no dedicated solicitation solely for canned Fremont oranges specifically, the code's scope overlaps with broader fresh and processed fruit procurement across multiple jurisdictions.

Recent activity shows concentrated geographic presence in the Southeast and Upper Midwest, with multiple solicitations from Georgia (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, State of Georgia, Hancock County Board of Education), Illinois (State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office for Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy), and Texas (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts for the Department of Criminal Justice). Oregon Department of Corrections has issued related canned-fruit solicitations (canned applesauce, ITB S-29100-00017453 due July 31, 2026, and ITB S2910000016975 due June 2, 2026). Representative opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned products (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026); Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food and consumables IFB spanning 210 line items of fresh, frozen, and shelf-stable products including fruits (HHS0016792V2, due March 19, 2026 with anticipated contract value up to $4.5 million over three years); and Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts' cafeteria food products IFB for the Department of Criminal Justice across 382 line items (304T26300CF, due May 4, 2026, extended via Addendum No. 2). Canned fruit typically appears as one of multiple line items in larger institutional food-service contracts rather than as a dedicated procurement vehicle, reflecting how state and local purchasing offices consolidate commodity sourcing.