UNSPSC 50535008: Dried non GMO bittersweet daidai oranges

The variety of non GMO oranges known as non GMO bittersweet daidai 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 50535008 Dried non GMO bittersweet daidai oranges is a Commodity code that represents a single, specialized product line within the agricultural supply chain. State and local governments purchasing under this code acquire processed citrus products for institutional food service—primarily school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and facility dining operations. The recent opportunities show that the code sits within much broader grocery and food-supply solicitations that encompass hundreds of line items spanning fresh produce, frozen goods, proteins, dairy, and pantry staples. Issuing bodies soliciting food service supplies include independent school districts, county boards of education, county commissioners' offices managing senior services, state health and human services agencies operating state-supported facilities, and municipal education departments. School districts and county governments dominate recent activity, with school nutrition programs—particularly those participating in the National School Lunch Program—representing the primary customer base. Food procurement is subject to Buy American provisions (typically requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content), HACCP compliance, nutritional standards under the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, and extensive vendor documentation and insurance requirements.

Recent opportunities cluster in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic states. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) posted an IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with a June 26, 2026 due date; the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) sought grocery items for its Board of Education Food & Nutrition Services under IFB BNB052266 with a June 30, 2026 deadline; Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) requested sealed bids for Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program packaged meal boxes with an April 29, 2026 close; Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) posted an ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17.8 million over three years with a June 25, 2026 due date; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026. The Georgia state procurement office also solicited food, supplies, and other kitchen products due June 22, 2026. Bidders encounter firm fixed pricing requirements, 48-hour delivery mandates, blind laboratory testing for acceptability, and mandatory insurance coverage (commonly $1 million to $2 million per occurrence). The code itself shows little direct recent activity under the specific dried citrus commodity line; opportunities are tagged to the code but solicitations reflect institutional food service procurement broadly rather than demand for dried non-GMO bittersweet daidai oranges as a line item.