UNSPSC 50525034: Non GMO pummulo oranges

The variety of non GMO oranges known as non GMO pummulo 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 50525034 Non GMO pummulo oranges, a Commodity code, does not align with the fresh produce and food service contracts state and local governments are actually soliciting under this code. The recent-opportunities block shows school districts, county park systems, health-care coalitions, and county boards of education requesting fresh fruits and vegetables for food service—bananas, apples, berries, melons, citrus varieties, leafy greens, root vegetables, and processed produce snacks—but none of the posted solicitations specify pummulo oranges or reference non-GMO status as a procurement requirement. The state and local opportunities reflect broad fresh-produce procurement for school nutrition programs, park concessions, and institutional food service, not specialty citrus varieties.

School districts dominate the issuing-body mix across the recent opportunities: Madison Metropolitan School District (two RFBs for petite bananas and fresh fruit and vegetable snacks), Hancock County Board of Education, Bartow County School System, and Early County Board of Education. Collier County Parks and Recreation, Marion Health Care Coalition, and the State of Georgia also posted produce or food-service solicitations. Geographic activity centers on Georgia and Wisconsin, with additional solicitations from Florida. Representative opportunities include Hancock County Schools' IFB for over 200 fresh-produce line items spanning multiple apple varieties, berries, cruciferous vegetables, melons, and citrus for the 2026-27 school year (sealed bids due June 26, 2026); Madison Metropolitan's RFB 4162 for petite bananas at 70–90 cases weekly with estimated annual value of $78,000 (bids due July 29, 2026); and Bartow County Schools' RFP for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (proposals due June 22, 2026). No posted solicitations reference non-GMO pummulo oranges, indicating the code shows little relevant recent activity under its stated commodity scope.