UNSPSC 50535025: Dried non GMO melogold oranges

The variety of non GMO oranges known as non GMO melogold 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 50535025 Dried non GMO melogold oranges, a Commodity code, does not reflect the work state and local governments are actually buying under this classification. Recent opportunities tagged with this code overwhelmingly solicit comprehensive grocery, produce, and meal-service procurement across food service operations—primarily school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food supply—rather than dried melogold oranges specifically. School districts including Bridgeport, Fairfax County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, Pascagoula-Gautier, Hancock County, and Douglas County are issuing IFBs and RFPs for fresh and shelf-stable produce, proteins, dairy, grains, condiments, and prepared meals to support child nutrition programs and summer food service. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and Hillsborough County are procuring food and consumable products for state-supported living centers and congregate senior meal programs. These solicitations uniformly require compliance with Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic agricultural content minimum), HACCP plans, nutritional standards including Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act alignment, federal debarment certification, commercial general liability insurance ($500,000 to $2,000,000 per occurrence), and delivery to multiple designated sites on firm-fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges. The issuing bodies span state departments, county school systems, municipal school districts, county governments, and state health agencies across Georgia, Florida, Texas, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Virginia.

Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport's June 2026 IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items supporting the Board of Education's National School Lunch Program, with responses due June 30, 2026, and the Douglas County School System's February 2026 RFP for food supply and distribution serving 32 schools and approximately 25,500 students with estimated annual value around $9 million. Fairfax County Public Schools issued an April 2026 IFB for Master Grocery K-12 covering delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens across a July 2026–June 2027 term, while the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's June 2026 IFB for El Paso State Supported Living Center carried an estimated historical value of $1.5 million for the prior period. Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Douglas County, Savannah-Chatham, Hancock County, Bulloch County), the Mid-Atlantic (Fairfax County, Meriden), and the Southeast (Texas, Florida, Mississippi, Connecticut). The code shows sustained competitive activity in school nutrition procurement, with most responses due between April and July 2026.