UNSPSC 50535032: Dried non GMO parson brown oranges

The variety of non GMO oranges known as non GMO parson brown 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 50535032 Dried non GMO parson brown oranges is a Commodity code that in practice encompasses a much broader scope of food and consumable products for state and local institutional food service. Recent solicitations show that state and local governments use this code to procure not dried oranges specifically, but rather fresh produce, packaged meals, grocery staples, and complete food-service provisioning for schools, senior centers, health and human services facilities, and other public institutions. Issuing bodies include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county commissioners (Hillsborough County), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state procurement offices (State of Georgia). The work spans single-vendor and multi-vendor awards, firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges, compliance with the National School Lunch Program and Buy American domestic-content requirements (typically 51 percent for processed products), HACCP food-safety certification, nutritional standard compliance, and delivery to multiple school sites and community facilities on standardized pallets or through home-delivery networks.

Recent opportunities concentrate in the Southeast and reflect institutional food-service demand across the 2026–2027 fiscal and school year. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) posted IFB #SN002-2027 on June 10, 2026, seeking fresh produce across over 200 line items (apples, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, citrus, melons, and specialty fruits) for delivery to three school sites through June 30, 2027, with bids due June 26, 2026. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Department of Public Purchases issued RFP BNB052266 on June 30, 2026, for over 1,100 grocery line items spanning breakfast cereals, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and meat to support the Bridgeport Board of Education's National School Lunch Program through June 30, 2027, with blind laboratory testing of samples at vendor expense. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017449 on June 11, 2026, for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million and proposals due July 11, 2026. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners solicited ITB-26-00289 on June 3, 2026, for senior meal preparation and delivery services across 14 dining centers and home delivery, with an estimated three-year contract value of $17,832,659.90 and bids due June 25, 2026.