UNSPSC 50554420: Canned or jarred non GMO malvasios oranges

The variety of non GMO mandarin oranges and tangerines known as non GMO malvasios 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 50554420 Canned or jarred non-GMO malvasios oranges is a Commodity code that in practice captures state and local procurement of canned and jarred fruit products—applesauce, pears, and citrus—for institutional food service, with recent solicitations showing significant mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual buying patterns. School nutrition programs, state correctional facilities, state health and human services agencies, and state psychiatric hospitals are the primary buyers, and the work solicited ranges from small single-item procurements (such as canned applesauce or pears delivered to a single facility) to large multi-state food-service master agreements spanning dozens of line items and multiple delivery locations. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued Invitation to Bid S2910000017453 on July 10, 2026, for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce with bids due July 31, 2026, applying a combined 10 percent Oregon-goods preference; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted Invitation for Bids HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026, for food and consumable products including canned goods for the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with an anticipated contract value of $1.5 million annually. The code shows activity across multiple states including Oregon, Texas, Illinois, and Georgia, with the most recent concentrated activity in June and July 2026 reflecting school nutrition and corrections procurement cycles aligned to fiscal or academic-year starts.

Geographic concentration spans the South (Texas, Georgia) and Pacific Northwest (Oregon), with secondary activity in the Midwest (Illinois, Missouri). The issuing bodies are diverse—state departments (Oregon DOC, Texas HHSC, Illinois CPO), school districts (Austin ISD, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Rockwood R-VI, Douglas County School System, Hancock County Board of Education), and county health systems. Representative recent opportunities include the Oregon Department of Corrections' applesauce ITB (approximately 4,760 cases, firm pricing of $21.84 per case historical reference, FOB destination), the Texas HHSC food and consumable IFB covering 210 line items with a maximum three-year contract value of $4.5 million, and Austin Independent School District's dried fruit bars and apple crisps RFP posted June 26, 2026, due July 16, 2026. The code sees steady procurement activity but the commodities actually being bought—dried fruit bars, fresh-cut produce, eggs, and institutional grocery staples—diverge materially from the code's specificity around non-GMO malvasios oranges in jarred form, suggesting the code functions as a broad catch-all for canned and jarred produce rather than a precise product designator in state and local nutrition procurement.