UNSPSC 50554445: Canned or jarred non GMO wilkins tangerines

The variety of non GMO mandarin oranges and tangerines known as non GMO wilkins tangerines 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 50554445 Canned or jarred non-GMO Wilkins tangerines, a Commodity code, appears in state and local procurement databases with minimal direct alignment to actual recent buying activity. The code's nominal scope—a single branded citrus product—does not match the breadth of food-procurement opportunities posted under or near this taxonomy over the past four months. Recent state and local solicitations under food-commodity codes instead track wholesale purchase of shelf-stable and fresh provisions, frozen entrees, proteins, dairy, bakery items, and produce delivered to institutional food-service operations, not branded specialty citrus products. The issuing bodies are diverse: county boards of education (Hancock County, Georgia; Austin Independent School District, Texas), state departments (Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Texas), county governments (Gwinnett County, Georgia), state corrections and human-services agencies (Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas HHSC, Texas TDCJ), and municipal school nutrition programs (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Board of Education).

Recent representative opportunities show food procurement concentrated in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida adjacent), Texas, and the Pacific Northwest. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners posted an informal written quote (IWQ) for 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items with a response deadline of October 19, 2026; the Oregon Department of Corrections issued an ITB for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce (not tangerines) with historical pricing at $21.84 per case, due July 31, 2026; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office released multiple quarterly food-order solicitations for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy on brand-specific and brand-or-equal bases with proposals due August 24, 2026 and June 17, 2026; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted an IFB for supplemental food and consumables statewide with a maximum potential value of $4,500,000 over three years, due March 19, 2026. The code itself shows little recent activity directly tied to canned tangerines; state and local buyers are sourcing generic canned fruit, applesauce, and produce through competitive IFBs and RFQs rather than specification-driven purchases for a single branded product.