UNSPSC 50534419: Dried non GMO makokkee oranges

The variety of non GMO mandarin oranges and tangerines known as non GMO makokkee 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 50534419 Dried non-GMO makokkee oranges is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual food procurement activity in the recent opportunities block. The code nominally describes a single, highly specialized dried-fruit product, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code document school district nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food supply contracts spanning broad food categories — fresh produce, grocery staples, proteins, dairy, prepared meals, and related kitchen supplies. The mismatch between the code's narrow commodity scope and the wide range of food service work being solicited suggests that either the opportunities are miscoded or the code has been repurposed as a catch-all taxonomy marker for institutional food procurement. School districts (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut; Hancock County, Bulloch County, and Savannah-Chatham County in Georgia; Pascagoula-Gautier and Douglas County in Mississippi and Georgia; Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia; and Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut) dominate the recent activity. State agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia) and county governments (Hillsborough County, Florida; Douglas County, Georgia) also appear as issuing bodies, along with city procurement offices (City of Dallas, City of Meriden on behalf of schools). Across these opportunities, vendors are competing to supply fresh produce, comprehensive grocery items, specialty meal boxes, senior nutrition services, and integrated food distribution — work that spans multiple UNSPSC families rather than a single dried-fruit commodity.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, with the largest and most recent contracts in Georgia (Douglas County's $9 million food supply and distribution RFP due February 18, 2026; fresh produce and eggs RFP covering 30 districts with $5.5 million annual spend due March 4, 2026; and Bulloch County's comprehensive grocery bid due May 4, 2026), Florida (Hillsborough County's $17.8 million senior meal preparation and delivery ITB due June 25, 2026), Connecticut (Bridgeport's grocery bid due June 30, 2026; Meriden's $3.1 million commercial groceries and USDA Foods RFP with award anticipated April 24, 2026), Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB due April 27, 2026), and Texas (HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center's $1.5 million food and consumable products IFB due July 13, 2026). The opportunities show school nutrition programs as the primary driver, with most contracts running July 1 through June 30 annually and emphasizing Buy American provisions, HACCP compliance, nutritional standards compliance (Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, whole grain requirements), firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges, and insurance minimums ranging from $500,000 to $2 million. The code shows persistent activity but poor taxonomic alignment with the actual work being procured.