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 is a Commodity code that in practice captures a narrow slice of state and local procurement activity: fresh and processed citrus and other produce items purchased by school nutrition programs, institutional food service operations, and county nutrition initiatives. The recent opportunities tagged to this code actually span much broader grocery and food-service scopes—breakfast items, frozen goods, condiments, fresh produce across multiple fruit and vegetable categories, and prepared meal services—suggesting that state and local procurement systems tag produce line items under a parent family code or apply the moro tarocco code as a catch-all for citrus or specialty fruit bids rather than restricting it to a single dried-orange product. Issuing bodies include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut, Hancock County and Pascagoula-Gautier school districts in Georgia and Mississippi), county governments and county nutrition programs (Hillsborough County, Florida), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state procurement offices (State of Georgia). School nutrition departments appear as the primary buyers, driven by federal lunch-program funding and Buy American requirements mandating minimum domestic agricultural content.

Recent opportunities span Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. Representative solicitations include the City of Bridgeport's June 2026 RFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery and produce items (response due June 30, 2026) supporting the National School Lunch Program with firm fixed pricing and 48-hour emergency-stock capability; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission IFB for food and consumables at El Paso State Supported Living Center (proposals due July 13, 2026) with a prior-period guideline value of $1.5 million; Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for fresh produce spanning 200-plus items including apples, berries, citrus, and root vegetables (bids due June 26, 2026) with delivery to three school sites; and Hillsborough County's June 2026 ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services across 25 congregate and home-delivery sites, valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years. All school nutrition solicitations impose Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic content), HACCP plans, nutritional standards compliance, and insurance minimums ranging from $500,000 to $2,000,000 per occurrence.