UNSPSC 50534407: Dried non GMO fallglo oranges

The variety of non GMO mandarin oranges and tangerines known as non GMO fallglo 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 50534407 Dried non GMO fallglo oranges is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of specialty dried citrus products for institutional food service, though the recent opportunities block shows little direct solicitation activity specifically for dried fallglo oranges. Instead, the code appears most relevant to broader school nutrition and institutional food supply contracts where dried or processed citrus items are purchased as part of comprehensive grocery and fresh produce lineups. The issuing bodies pursuing food service contracts under and adjacent to this code span school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), and state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission). School nutrition programs and institutional cafeteria operations represent the primary end-use, with contracts typically subject to Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic agricultural content), compliance with child nutrition standards and HACCP protocols, and firm fixed pricing inclusive of delivery.

Recent opportunities show activity across the Southeast and South: the Hancock County Schools fresh produce RFP (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) in Georgia, the Bridgeport Board of Education grocery items bid (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) in Connecticut, the Pascagoula-Gautier School District packaged meal box solicitation (Bid 609-26, due April 29, 2026) in Mississippi, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission food and consumable products IFB (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) for the El Paso State Supported Living Center, and the Hillsborough County senior meal preparation and delivery services ITB (ITB2600289, due June 25, 2026) in Florida with an estimated value of $17.8 million over three years. The Georgia state government also posted a food, supplies, and other kitchen products solicitation (due June 22, 2026) with details deferred to an attached document. None of these recent postings explicitly name dried fallglo oranges as a line item, suggesting the code may see limited direct solicitation activity or may be misapplied in state and local systems to broader grocery categories.