UNSPSC 50535010: Dried non GMO blood oranges

The variety of non GMO oranges known as non GMO blood 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 50535010 Dried non-GMO blood oranges (Commodity) represents a narrow product line within school nutrition and institutional food service procurement, though recent state and local opportunities show little direct demand for this specific item and instead reflect broader grocery and fresh-produce solicitation activity under related codes. State and local governments buying under this family source institutional meals through school districts, county health and human services agencies, and municipal boards of education, which tender RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs for food and consumable products spanning hundreds of line items—fresh produce, proteins, dairy, pantry staples, and specialty dietary items—rather than for single dried-fruit commodities. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Bridgeport Board of Education), county boards of education, state health and human services departments (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), county boards of commissioners (Hillsborough County), and municipal purchasing offices. School nutrition procurement dominates the recent activity, driven by the National School Lunch Program, Buy American provisions (requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), and compliance with the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards.

Recent opportunities cluster in the Southeast and Texas. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited fresh produce for the 2026–27 school year under IFB #SN002-2027 with bids due June 26, 2026, spanning over 200 line items including apples, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, melons, and citrus fruits. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases, acting for the Bridgeport Board of Education, posted BNB052266 on June 30, 2026, for over 1,100 grocery line items (breakfast items, cereals, baked goods, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and meats) with a contract term of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners solicited senior meal preparation and delivery services (ITB-26-00289, bids due June 25, 2026) valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products supplying the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with bids due July 13, 2026, and a historical annual spend of $1.5 million. Dried blood oranges as a standalone item do not appear in any posted solicitation; the code shows no relevant recent activity specifically targeting this commodity.