UNSPSC 50535024: Dried non GMO marr oranges

The variety of non GMO oranges known as non GMO marr 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 50535024 Dried non-GMO marr oranges is a Commodity code nominally addressing a specific dried-fruit product, but the recent state and local procurement activity tagged under this code shows little relevance to the code's narrow scope. Instead, the opportunities reveal that this code has been applied to broad grocery and food-service solicitations spanning fresh produce, packaged meals, dairy, proteins, condiments, and prepared senior nutrition services—a mismatch between the code label and the work actually being bought. State and local food-service procurement offices, including school districts and county nutrition departments, are using this code to aggregate multiple food categories well beyond dried oranges. When opportunities do align narrowly with produce, they cover fresh apples, berries, citrus, leafy greens, and root vegetables across multi-year school nutrition and congregate senior meal programs.

Soliciting bodies span school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia; Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi; Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), county government (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, Florida), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission; State of Georgia), and independent nutrition departments. Geographic activity centers on the Southeast (Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, Texas, Connecticut) with recent IFBs and ITBs posted between late April and early July 2026. Representative opportunities include Hancock County Schools' fresh-produce IFB (June 26, 2026 close, 200+ line items of fruit and vegetables); Hillsborough County's senior meal preparation and delivery ITB valued at $17.8 million over three years (June 25, 2026 close); the City of Bridgeport's grocery items IFB spanning 1,100+ line items with Buy American requirements and LINQ ordering integration (June 30, 2026 close); and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's food and consumable products IFB for El Paso State Supported Living Center (July 11, 2026 close, $1.5 million historical value). All contracts enforce HACCP plans, nutritional standards compliance, Buy American provisions where applicable, and CPI-indexed pricing adjustment formulas.