UNSPSC 50534405: Dried non GMO ellensdale oranges

The variety of non GMO mandarin oranges and tangerines known as non GMO ellensdale oranges that have been dried 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 50534405 Dried non-GMO Ellensdale oranges is a Commodity code representing a specific dried citrus product, yet recent state and local solicitations show little direct purchasing of dried specialty oranges under this code. Instead, the code appears in a broader procurement environment where state and local education, health, and human services bodies solicit groceries, fresh produce, and food-service supplies through school nutrition programs, state facility food services, and senior meal programs. When dried citrus or specialty produce appears in recent opportunities, it is typically embedded within expansive fresh-produce or general-grocery line-item lists rather than solicited as a standalone product. The issuing bodies pursuing food procurement in this space include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission for the El Paso State Supported Living Center), county commissioners (Hillsborough County in Florida), and municipal purchasing offices. School districts dominate recent activity, driven by federal nutrition program compliance requirements including Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed items, adherence to Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act standards, and HACCP food-safety protocols.

Recent activity spans Florida, Georgia, Texas, Mississippi, and Connecticut. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issuing an IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items for the Bridgeport Board of Education with electronic bids due June 30, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education requesting fresh produce including apples, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, melons, citrus, and specialty items with sealed bids due June 26, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission posting an IFB for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center due July 13, 2026 with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million; and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issuing an ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years, due June 25, 2026. The code itself shows limited direct solicitation volume; procurement activity clusters instead around broader food-supply and nutrition-program categories where dried citrus products may be line items within larger commodity families.