UNSPSC 50555005: Canned or jarred non GMO bergamot oranges

The variety of non GMO oranges known as non GMO bergamot 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 50555005 Canned or jarred non-GMO bergamot oranges is a Commodity code that in practice sees state and local procurement activity centered on shelf-stable and fresh produce for institutional food service — school districts, corrections departments, state-supported living centers, county nutrition programs, and municipal boards of education. The recent opportunities tagged to this code show that while the nominal scope is narrow (non-GMO bergamot oranges specifically), issuing bodies actually solicit across a broader spectrum of canned fruits, applesauce, dried fruit products, and fresh produce as part of consolidated food-supply contracts. School districts and state agencies dominate the issuing-body mix, with repeat procurement from the State of Illinois (for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy), Oregon Department of Corrections, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and county boards of education. The work involves competitive bidding on firm, fixed pricing for deliveries to central warehouses, nutrition centers, or distributed school sites, with emphasis on USDA compliance, shelf-life certification, and domestic-content requirements under Buy American provisions where applicable.

Geographic activity is concentrated in the Southeast and Southwest, with recent solicitations from Georgia (Gwinnett County and State of Georgia), Illinois, Texas (Austin Independent School District, Texas HHS Commission, and Texas Department of Criminal Justice), Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), and Oregon (Oregon Department of Corrections). Representative recent opportunities include Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners' informal written quote for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items (peanut butter, jelly, canned proteins, vegetables) due October 19, 2026 under IWQ 140229; the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office's weekly food-order solicitations for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy (brand-specific and brand-or-equal variants, proposals due August 24, 2026); Oregon Department of Corrections' ITB for approximately 4,760 cases of canned applesauce delivered in five truckloads to Salem, Oregon, with bids due July 31, 2026 and a historical award price of $21.84 per case; and Austin Independent School District's RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps, proposals due July 16, 2026. Texas HHS Commission and TDCJ manage larger consolidated food-supply contracts (historical value $1.5 million to $4.5 million over multiple years) spanning 200-plus line items with multi-location delivery and price-adjustment provisions tied to market indices or appropriations availability.