UNSPSC 50535013: Dried non GMO chinotto oranges

The variety of non GMO oranges known as non GMO chinotto 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 50535013 Dried non-GMO chinotto oranges is a Commodity code that in practice encompasses a much broader range of food and food-service products than the code's nominal scope suggests. State and local solicitations tagged with this code are actually procuring complete grocery assortments for school nutrition programs, state institutional food service, senior meal programs, and child nutrition summer food services. The issuing bodies are school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, Georgia state purchasing). These buyers operate under federal nutrition standards including the National School Lunch Program and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, with mandatory Buy American provisions requiring at least 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products and compliance with USDA labeling, allergen, and whole-grain requirements. Vendors must accept electronic ordering systems, maintain cold-chain logistics with scheduled deliveries to multiple school and institutional sites, provide detailed nutritional analyses and product documentation, carry commercial general and products liability insurance, and pass blind testing by school or institutional personnel.

Recent activity spans Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. Representative solicitations include the City of Bridgeport's June 2026 IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items for the Board of Education with a June 30, 2026 deadline and firm pricing through June 2027; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's June 2026 IFB (HHS0017449) for food and consumables for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical annual value of $1.5 million and a July 13, 2026 response date; Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for over 200 fresh-produce line items with a June 26, 2026 deadline; and Hillsborough County's June 2026 ITB (ITB2600289) for senior meal preparation and delivery services estimated at $17.8 million over three years with a June 25, 2026 deadline. The code shows active procurement across the Southeast and Texas, with school nutrition programs representing the largest share of current solicitation volume.