UNSPSC 50535033: Dried non GMO pera oranges

The variety of non GMO oranges known as non GMO pera 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 50535033 Dried non-GMO pera oranges is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it do not align with its nominal scope. The code shows little relevant activity for dried pera oranges specifically. The most recent opportunities soliciting under this code span broad food-service categories — school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food supply — rather than dried citrus fruits as a discrete line item. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued an RFP for over 1,100 grocery-item line items for the Bridgeport Board of Education (due June 30, 2026), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission sought food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017449 (due July 13, 2026), and Hancock County Board of Education issued an IFB for fresh produce spanning multiple varieties across the 2026–27 school year (due June 26, 2026). None of these opportunities explicitly name dried pera oranges as a standalone commodity.

Geographic activity appears concentrated in the South and Connecticut, driven by school district and state agency nutrition programs. Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Hillsborough County in Florida, and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission represent the principal issuing bodies. The Hillsborough County senior meal services contract carries an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90 and highlights the scale of institutional food procurement in the region. Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content and compliance with the National School Lunch Program appear across multiple school-district solicitations. Vendors pursuing opportunities in this code family should expect detailed nutritional standards, HACCP documentation, multiple-location delivery logistics, and extensive insurance requirements, particularly for school-based programs. The mismatch between the code's nominal commodity and the actual scope of recent solicitations suggests either miscoding by issuing bodies or that dried pera oranges, if procured at all, appear embedded within larger produce or grocery contracts rather than as standalone line items.