UNSPSC 50534432: Dried non GMO pixie oranges

The variety of non GMO mandarin oranges and tangerines known as non GMO pixie 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 50534432 Dried non GMO pixie oranges is a Commodity code that nominally covers a single processed fruit product, yet the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it span broad food and consumable procurement by schools, health authorities, and counties — not dried pixies specifically. The Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery IFB (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) encompasses over 1,100 line items across breakfast items, cereals, frozen products, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and meat products meeting Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act standards and Buy American requirements. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for the El Paso State Supported Living Center seeks food and consumables under multiple NIGP classes, with a prior-period value of $1.5 million. The Hancock County Board of Education's produce IFB (SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) covers over 200 line items of fresh produce across apple varieties, berries, root vegetables, and citrus. The Hillsborough County Commission's ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery (ITB-26-00289, due June 25, 2026) carries an estimated value of $17.8 million over three years. Issuing bodies include state health and human services agencies, county boards of education and county commissions, and municipal school systems, most serving institutional food programs under federal nutrition standards and Buy American provisions.

Geographic activity clusters in the Southeast and Texas, with recent opportunities from Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida. The Hillsborough County senior-meal contract represents the largest recent opportunity by estimated value. Bridgeport's grocery procurement and Hancock County's produce solicitation illustrate the recurring pattern of school nutrition programs using broad commodity codes to solicit multi-item food bundles rather than single products. The code shows substantial recent activity driven by school lunch and institutional food service demand, though the mismatch between the code's stated scope (dried non-GMO pixies) and the actual procurement categories suggests either broad tagging by issuing systems or data-entry variation across jurisdictions. Vendors pursuing this code should track school nutrition RFPs and IFBs in their target states, as contract values run from low six to high eight figures annually and multi-year terms are standard.