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 captures specialty processed citrus products, but state and local procurement activity under this code shows no recent relevant opportunities—the most recent solicitations tagged with this code address broad grocery procurement, fresh produce, and meal services without specification or prioritization of dried chinotto oranges as a line item. The City of Bridgeport's June 2026 grocery bid for school food service, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's June 2026 procurement for state-supported living center food supplies, and multiple school district fresh produce and grocery contracts span hundreds of line items across produce, dairy, proteins, and pantry staples, but none identify dried chinotto oranges as a targeted commodity. A cooperative purchasing vehicle (GEC Buying Cooperative) supporting 30 Georgia school districts in a $5.5 million fresh produce and eggs procurement also does not flag this specialty item. The code's mismatch with actual procurement activity suggests that states and local jurisdictions either bundle specialty dried citrus into broader produce or pantry categories, source it through different vendor channels, or do not regularly procure it through formal competitive solicitation.

Issuing bodies active across the recent opportunities include school districts (Bridgeport, Connecticut; Hancock County, Georgia; Pascagoula-Gautier, Mississippi; Fairfax County, Virginia; Bulloch County, Georgia; Savannah-Chatham County, Georgia; and Douglas County, Georgia), county and municipal government agencies (Hillsborough County, Florida for senior meal services; Dallas, Texas for meal delivery), and state-level procurement (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Georgia statewide). Geographic concentration appears strongest in Georgia and Florida, with additional activity in Connecticut, Mississippi, Virginia, and Texas. Because the code does not surface in any of these solicitations as a discrete line item or specification, firms pursuing specialty dried citrus products should monitor broader fresh produce and pantry-staple solicitations from school districts and institutional food service buyers rather than expect targeted RFPs tagged specifically to this commodity code. The absence of recent dedicated dried chinotto orange procurement signals either low demand or classification drift within state and local procurement taxonomy.