UNSPSC 50535027: Dried non GMO moro tarocco oranges

The variety of non GMO oranges known as non GMO moro tarocco 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 50535027 Dried non-GMO moro tarocco oranges, a Commodity code, does not reflect the scope of goods state and local governments are actually procuring under this code in current market activity. The recent solicitations tagged with this code overwhelmingly seek fresh produce, comprehensive grocery items, and meal preparation and delivery services for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food operations—not dried citrus products. School districts, county boards of education, city purchasing departments, and state health agencies are the dominant issuing bodies, with solicitations spanning Bridgeport and Fairfax County school districts, the Bulloch County and Pascagoula-Gautier school systems, the City of Dallas, Hillsborough County (Florida), and the State of Texas Health and Human Services Commission. The work includes master grocery contracts for K-12 nutrition programs (covering fresh produce, dairy, frozen items, beverages, and prepared foods), fresh-produce-only bids with line-item quantities in the hundreds of cases per item, senior congregate meals and home delivery services, and summer food service packaged meal boxes. Pricing is firm-fixed on per-unit or per-serving bases with no fuel or freight surcharges permitted, deliveries occur multiple times weekly during school hours or business hours to multiple sites, and compliance with the National School Lunch Program, Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic agricultural content), HACCP food safety plans, whole-grain nutrition standards, and allergen restrictions (particularly tree nuts) is mandatory across nearly all bids.

Recent opportunities cluster in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, with Georgia (Douglas County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County, and State of Georgia) and Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools, City of Bridgeport) issuing the highest volume of solicitations in the dataset. Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Hancock County Schools in Mississippi, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and Hillsborough County (Florida) round out the geographic spread. Representative active bids include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases seeking grocery items (over 1,100 line items, electronic bid due June 30, 2026, IFB through OpenGov portal), the Bulloch County Board of Education issuing a school nutrition grocery bid spanning multiple food categories (sealed bids due May 4, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.), the Douglas County School System procuring fresh produce and eggs across 30 cooperating districts (RFP with sealed proposals due March 4, 2026), and Fairfax County Public Schools establishing a Master Grocery K-12 term contract (IFB with sealed bids due April 27, 2026). The code shows significant activity but a poor fit with its stated commodity definition; vendors pursuing this family should expect to bid fresh and frozen products, prepared items, and bulk meal services rather than specialty dried fruits.