UNSPSC 50534443: Dried non GMO thornton oranges

The variety of non GMO mandarin oranges and tangerines known as non GMO thornton 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 50534443 Dried non-GMO thornton oranges, a Commodity code, shows minimal relevance to actual state and local procurement activity. The code nominally identifies a specialized dried citrus product, but recent state and local solicitations tagged to this code do not align with the commodity scope — the opportunities overwhelmingly reflect demand for fresh produce, broad grocery assortments, meal preparation and delivery services, food service supplies, and school nutrition program staples that span fresh fruits and vegetables, processed foods, dairy, meats, condiments, and kitchen consumables across multiple food service contexts.

State and local procurement under this code spans school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Meriden Public Schools, Douglas County School System), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), municipalities (City of Bridgeport, City of Meriden, City of Dallas), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and cooperative purchasing vehicles (GEC Buying Cooperative). Recent opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (due April 27, 2026) for delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens; the City of Bridgeport's grocery items solicitation (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) supporting the National School Lunch Program with over 1,100 line items; Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB (due June 26, 2026) spanning over 200 line items across apple varieties, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, citrus, and specialty produce; and Hillsborough County's senior meal preparation and delivery services ITB (due June 25, 2026) with an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Douglas County School System RFPs for food supply and fresh produce and eggs, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County, State of Georgia), Florida (Hillsborough County), Connecticut (Meriden), Virginia (Fairfax County), Texas (Dallas, HHSC El Paso), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier), and broader multi-state opportunities. The mismatch between the code's narrow dried-citrus specification and the breadth of general food service procurement tagged to it suggests either overtagging in source systems or code misclassification by issuing procurement offices.