UNSPSC 50534442: Dried non GMO temple oranges

The variety of a fruit which is a cross between a mandarin and a sweet orange that has 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 50534442 Dried non-GMO temple oranges is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual purchasing activity appearing in recent state and local solicitations tagged to it. The code nominally identifies a single specialty dried citrus product, yet the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations requesting dried temple oranges or any dried citrus product. Instead, the opportunities tagged to this code overwhelmingly solicit fresh produce (apples, berries, vegetables, citrus), comprehensive grocery and food supply contracts spanning hundreds of line items, meal preparation and delivery services, and boxed meal provision for government events. The mismatch between the code's narrow product specification and the scope of work actually being procured indicates either systematic miscoding by issuing bodies or a failure of the taxonomy to capture the full range of fresh and processed food products that state and local procurement offices acquire under this designation.

The opportunities present in the block span school districts (Bridgeport, Hancock County Georgia, Fairfax County Virginia, Bulloch County Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Georgia, Meriden Connecticut, Douglas County Georgia, and Pascagoula-Gautier Mississippi), county government (Hillsborough County Florida), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, the City of Dallas, and the State of Georgia. Solicitation types include IFBs, RFPs, RFQs, and ITBs issued between January and June 2026, with response deadlines typically thirty to sixty days from posting. Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast (Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Mississippi, Virginia) and Texas. Buy American requirements, HACCP compliance, nutritional standards aligned with the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act or equivalent state nutrition mandates, and firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges are standard. Estimated contract values where disclosed range from $1.5 million to $17.8 million annually. The code shows substantial activity volume, but none of it concerns dried temple oranges or dried citrus of any kind.