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. State and local procurement offices tag food service solicitations under this code when dried citrus items appear in broader grocery or produce line-item lists, but the recent solicitation activity shows the code sees minimal direct purchasing. The five most-recent state and local opportunities posted since May 2026 reflect general food service procurement — school nutrition programs, county senior meal services, and institutional food supply — rather than specific dried citrus purchasing. When dried temple oranges do appear, they are line items within larger consolidated food or produce contracts serving school breakfast and lunch programs, senior congregate dining, or state institutional facilities, bundled alongside fresh produce, processed grocery items, and consumables under single RFP, RFQ, IFB, or ITB vehicles.

The issuing bodies 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), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and municipal purchasing departments (City of Bridgeport). Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce across 200+ line items with a June 26, 2026 deadline; Bridgeport's June 30, 2026 IFB for 1,100+ grocery line items supporting the National School Lunch Program with Buy American domestic-content requirements; and Hillsborough County's ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated three-year value of $17.8 million. Geographic activity concentrates in Florida, Connecticut, Georgia, Mississippi, and Texas, with school nutrition programs and senior meal services as the primary end-use drivers. None of the recent solicitations highlight dried citrus as a standalone procurement vehicle or commodity focus, suggesting this code does not currently see direct, high-volume state and local purchasing dedicated solely to dried non-GMO temple oranges.