UNSPSC 50525032: Non GMO parson brown oranges

The variety of non GMO oranges known as non GMO parson brown oranges. 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 50525032 Non GMO Parson Brown Oranges is a Commodity code capturing fresh citrus fruit procurement by state and local governments, specifically non-GMO orange varieties for food service operations. The recent opportunities show minimal direct activity for this specific commodity; instead, state and local food service buyers—particularly school districts and county parks departments—are purchasing produce through broader fresh-fruit-and-vegetable solicitations that include citrus as line items within larger assortments. School districts dominate the issuing bodies, with Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, and Bartow County School System all soliciting produce during the 2026 fiscal year. County parks and health care coalitions also source produce, as evidenced by Collier County's food-services ITN for North Collier Regional Park and Marion Health Care Coalition's produce vendor RFP. The actual procurement under this code typically embeds individual citrus items—Parson Brown oranges or similar citrus varieties—within itemized produce lists delivered to school cafeterias, central warehouses, or park concession facilities, rather than as standalone citrus-only contracts.

Procurement activity clusters in Georgia and Wisconsin, with representative solicitations including Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce IFB for the 2026-27 school year (200+ line items including citrus, sealed bids due June 26, 2026), Bartow County School System's RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables requiring sourcing within 400 miles (proposal deadline June 22, 2026), and Madison Metropolitan School District's fresh-fruit-and-vegetable-snacks RFB 4163 (bids due July 29, 2026, requiring Wisconsin sourcing within 400 miles). Early County Board of Education's FY27 food bid (due June 8, 2026) and Collier County's ITN for North Collier Regional Park food services (proposals due March 6, 2025) both require fresh produce delivery to multiple designated locations. Most school-district solicitations include Buy American provisions, HACCP plan requirements, liability insurance minimums ($500,000 to $1,000,000), E-Verify compliance, and affirmative-action documentation; several apply local-sourcing or regional-preference criteria that constrain citrus sourcing to domestic suppliers within specified mileage ranges or state boundaries.