UNSPSC 50554441: Canned or jarred non GMO tangerina oranges

The variety of non GMO mandarin oranges and tangerines known as non GMO tangerina 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 50554441 Canned or jarred non-GMO tangerine oranges is a Commodity code that encompasses shelf-stable citrus and other canned or jarred produce items that state and local food service operations procure for nutrition programs, correctional facilities, and institutional meal service. Recent state and local solicitations under this code show that governments are buying canned fruit products—primarily applesauce and other shelf-stable produce—as components of broader food and consumables procurements for schools, senior services, corrections departments, and health and human services facilities. The issuing bodies include county boards of education (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia), state corrections departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Department of Criminal Justice), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Illinois Veterans Home system), county services departments (Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in Georgia), municipal school districts (Austin Independent School District, City of Bridgeport Board of Education), and other state-level purchasing offices. These are typically larger institutional buyers with significant annual food budgets and regular replenishment cycles.

Geographic activity clusters in the South and Southwest, with recent opportunities posted from Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Illinois, and Connecticut. Representative recent solicitations include the Oregon Department of Corrections' invitation to bid for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (ITB S-29100-00017453, due July 31, 2026, with a historical price of $21.84 per case and 5% Oregon-goods and -resident preferences applied); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's supplemental food and consumables procurement spanning 210 line items including canned fruits and vegetables for state hospitals and supported living centers statewide (IFB HHS0016792V2, due March 19, 2026, with a potential three-year contract value of $4.5 million); and Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote request for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned vegetables and proteins for senior services (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026). Canned fruit and produce items are typically evaluated on unit price, compliance with USDA commodity or FDA standards, delivery timeline, and shelf-life requirements, with awards made to lowest responsive and responsible bidders or on best-value considerations. Many solicitations impose Buy American or domestic-content preferences and require FOB destination prepaid delivery to centralized distribution points.