UNSPSC 50535023: Dried non GMO limequat oranges

The variety of non GMO oranges known as non GMO limequat 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 50535023 Dried non-GMO limequat oranges is a Commodity code that nominally addresses a single specialty citrus product, but state and local procurement activity under this code shows little alignment with the code's narrow scope. The recent opportunities tagged to this code actually span broad food service procurement—school nutrition programs, senior meals, institutional food service, and government catering—encompassing fresh produce, groceries, processed foods, and meal delivery rather than dried citrus specifically. The issuing bodies include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Meriden Public Schools, Douglas County School System, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Fairfax County Public Schools), county boards of commissioners (Hillsborough County), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), state purchasing offices (Georgia), and cities (Dallas, Bridgeport). School districts dominate the activity, with multiple solicitations posted between January and June 2026 for master grocery contracts, fresh produce, and food supply services supporting child nutrition programs.

Recent opportunities span fresh produce procurement (Hancock County Board of Education IFB for produce with response date June 26, 2026; Douglas County School System RFP for fresh produce and eggs with response date March 4, 2026; Georgia State IFB for fresh produce with response date May 27, 2026); comprehensive grocery and food service contracts (Fairfax County Public Schools IFB for master grocery K-12 with response date April 27, 2026; Bulloch County Board of Education IFB for school nutrition groceries with response date May 4, 2026; Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB for food and consumable products with response date July 13, 2026); and specialized meal services (Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery at $17.8 million over three years with response date June 25, 2026; City of Dallas RFCSP for boxed and bulk meal delivery with response date March 27, 2026). Activity concentrates in Georgia, Florida, Texas, Connecticut, Virginia, and Mississippi, with the largest contract valuations in senior meal services and main-line school food distribution. This code does not reflect procurement of dried non-GMO limequat oranges; the tagging appears to be a data-entry or classification error, and vendors pursuing this code should expect the actual work to span institutional food service procurement rather than specialty citrus products.