UNSPSC 50535036: Dried non GMO roble oranges

The variety of non GMO oranges known as non GMO roble 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 50535036 Dried non GMO roble oranges is a Commodity code that nominally names a single dried-fruit product, but the recent state and local solicitations tagged under it do not reflect dried-orange procurement. Instead, the code appears in school nutrition, institutional food service, and senior meal programs where the actual buying spans fresh produce, packaged meals, grocery staples, and kitchen consumables — categories far broader than the code's literal scope. State and local agencies posting under this code include school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi), city purchasing offices (City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases in Connecticut), county commissions (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state procurement offices (State of Georgia). The work being solicited ranges from fresh-produce contracts spanning apples, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, and specialty fruits, to comprehensive grocery-item bids covering breakfast cereals, baked goods, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, fruits, dairy, snacks, beverages, and meat products, to packaged meal boxes for summer food service programs, to prepared senior meals with congregate and home-delivery components. All solicitations emphasize Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content where applicable), nutrition standards compliance (Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act, USDA guidelines), HACCP documentation, cold-chain logistics with firm pricing and no fuel surcharges, and vendor insurance requirements.

Recent activity is geographically dispersed across Connecticut, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, and Texas, with solicitations posted between April and June 2026. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport's grocery-items bid (IFB BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) spanning over 1,100 line items for the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services with central-warehouse and school-site delivery to 113 Federal Street; Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce bid (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) covering 200+ line items of apples, berries, and vegetables for delivery to three school locations; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's food and consumable-products IFB (HHS0017449, due July 11, 2026) for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million; and Hillsborough County's senior meal preparation and delivery services ITB (ITB-26-00289, due June 25, 2026) estimated at $17.8 million over three years. The code shows no recent opportunities specifically for dried oranges; buyers are treating it as a catch-all for food-service procurement across nutrition programs, and the mismatch signals either miscoding at posting or inventory drift in state and local procurement systems.