UNSPSC 50554413: Canned or jarred non GMO honey oranges

The variety of non GMO mandarin oranges and tangerines known as non GMO honey 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 50554413 Canned or jarred non-GMO honey oranges (Commodity) describes shelf-stable citrus products that state and local governments procure as components of broader food service supply contracts—specifically canned fruit or preserved citrus items for institutional feeding programs. The recent activity under this code shows minimal direct citrus-specific purchasing; instead, issuing bodies are posting general food commodity contracts that list multiple shelf-stable fruits (including applesauce, dried fruit bars, and mixed canned vegetables) as line items within larger RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs. Soliciting bodies include county education boards, state corrections and veterans facilities, municipal school districts, state health and human services agencies, and county boards of commissioners. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners posted an informal written quote (IWQ) in October 2026 for approximately 1,062 cases of mixed shelf-stable food items for senior services. The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office posted multiple quarterly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy under brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications. Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice posted larger-value IFBs covering 210+ line items of mixed food and consumables for state hospitals and correctional facilities. Oregon Department of Corrections posted two separate ITBs for canned applesauce. Austin Independent School District posted an RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps for food service. The Texas Comptroller's office (on behalf of TDCJ) extended a 382-line-item IFB for cafeteria food products with an original due date of April 21, 2026, moved to May 4, 2026, via addendum.

Recent purchasing activity concentrates in the South (Georgia, Texas, and Tennessee—represented by Hancock County Schools fresh-produce IFB in June 2026 and Bridgeport, Connecticut's June 2026 commodities IFB), the Pacific Northwest (Oregon Department of Corrections dual applesauce ITBs in May and July 2026), and the Midwest (Illinois Veterans Home quarterly food orders). Texas dominates the activity with multiple state-agency IFBs from HHSC and TDCJ covering diverse food products in large volumes—HHSC's March 2026 IFB for supplemental food and consumables carried a potential three-year value of $4.5 million across state hospitals and supported living centers, while TDCJ's May 2026 IFB for cafeteria food products specified delivery to six distribution centers statewide. All recent opportunities show food purchased at scale for institutional use (schools, corrections, veterans homes, senior services, state health facilities) with firm fixed pricing, bulk case quantities, FOB destination delivery, and compliance requirements around USDA standards, Buy American provisions (where applicable), and insurance. The code itself shows no standout repeat-buyer pattern—activity fragments across state agencies and county-level entities with no single jurisdiction posting multiple times under this specific commodity code, reflecting the broader tendency for state and local food procurement to roll discrete items into omnibus commodities solicitations rather than issue line-item–specific requests.