UNSPSC 50554440: Canned or jarred non GMO tangelos

The variety of fruit from a hybrid between a tangerine or mandarin orange and a grapefruit that has 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 50554440 Canned or jarred non-GMO tangelos is a Commodity code that state and local governments are procuring primarily as a component of broader food-service contracts for institutional feeding rather than as a standalone line item. The recent opportunities block shows no dedicated solicitation for tangelos alone; instead, tangelos and similar canned fruit products appear nested within multi-category food and consumables procurements serving school districts, corrections facilities, state-supported living centers, and county social-services programs. The work being solicited encompasses shelf-stable canned and jarred fruit products—applesauce, fruit bars, dried crisps, and other preserved fruits—delivered in bulk case quantities to central distribution centers, school nutrition warehouses, institutional kitchens, and facility supply points. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections, state health and human services agencies, county boards of education, independent school districts, city nutrition departments, and county boards of commissioners, with Georgia, Texas, Illinois, Oregon, and Connecticut showing recent activity. The code appears primarily driven by institutional food-service operations that bundle produce, proteins, dairy, and shelf-stable items under single consolidated procurements rather than category-specific awards.

Recent opportunities illustrate the operational pattern: the Oregon Department of Corrections issued an ITB for 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (July 2026, due July 31), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission solicited supplemental food and consumables including canned fruit across 210 line items for state hospitals and living centers (IFB HHS0016792v2, bid due March 19, 2026, with a potential value of $4.5 million over three years), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice procured cafeteria food products spanning 382 line items including canned vegetables and fruits for six distribution points across the state (IFB 304T-26-300CF, due May 4, 2026). Smaller jurisdictions including Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (Georgia) and Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) have issued informal written quotes and sealed bids for food items including canned and fresh produce; Gwinnett's IFQ 140229 (due October 19, 2026) and Hancock's fresh produce bid (due June 26, 2026) represent county-scale activity. Buy American provisions under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and state preferences for domestic and regional suppliers—notably Oregon's 10 percent combined preference for Oregon-fabricated goods and resident bidders—shape competitive positioning in school and institutional markets.