UNSPSC 50555010: Canned or jarred non GMO blood oranges

The variety of non GMO oranges known as non GMO blood 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 50555010 Canned or jarred non-GMO blood oranges is a Commodity code. State and local government procurement under this code captures shelf-stable fruit products, typically canned or jarred items meeting specific sourcing or processing requirements, for use in food service operations serving schools, correctional facilities, state-supported living centers, county social services, and institutional dining. The recent solicitations show demand for canned applesauce, dried fruit products, and broader commodity food baskets rather than blood oranges specifically; the code's nominal scope and actual recent purchasing activity do not align, reflecting either miscoding of opportunities or limited current demand for non-GMO blood oranges as a discrete line item. Issuing bodies include state departments (Oregon Department of Corrections, State of Illinois, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Georgia, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts), county boards of education and social services (Hancock County Schools, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners), city school systems (Austin Independent School District, City of Bridgeport), and state-supported service facilities. Food service procurement under broadly related codes shows repeat activity from institutional buyers, particularly corrections, veterans' facilities, and school nutrition programs seeking fixed-price annual or quarterly contracts.

Recent opportunities with concrete purchase activity are geographically scattered across Oregon, Illinois, Texas, Georgia, and Connecticut. The Oregon Department of Corrections issued two separate invitations for canned applesauce (ITB S-29100-00017453 with bids due July 31, 2026, and ITB S-29100-00016975 with bids due June 2, 2026), each for approximately 1,900–4,700 cases, applying Oregon-goods and Oregon-resident bidder preferences totaling 10 percent. The State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office solicited weekly food orders for the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy under two concurrent brand-specific and brand-or-equal specifications (due August 24, 2026). Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners requested informal written quotes for approximately 1,062 cases of shelf-stable food items including canned proteins and vegetables for county social services (IWQ 140229, due October 19, 2026). Austin Independent School District issued an RFP for dried fruit bars and apple crisps (due July 16, 2026), and Hancock County Board of Education solicited fresh produce spanning over 200 line items for the 2026–27 school year (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026). The code shows no recent activity specifically naming canned or jarred blood oranges; pursuit should focus on broader commodity baskets and institutional food service relationships where canned fruit products are packaged components rather than standalone SKUs.