UNSPSC 50535037: Dried non GMO salustianas oranges

The variety of non GMO oranges known as non GMO salustianas 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 50535037 Dried non GMO salustianas oranges is a Commodity code that in practice encompasses a much broader range of fresh and processed food products for school nutrition, senior meal, and institutional food service programs than the nominal code name suggests. State and local governments soliciting under this code are purchasing fresh produce, packaged meal items, groceries, and food-service consumables to support child nutrition programs, senior meal delivery, school lunch operations, and state-supported facility food services. The mix of issuing bodies includes school districts (Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Bridgeport Board of Education), county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and cities purchasing on behalf of school nutrition departments (City of Bridgeport). Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic agricultural content (typically 51 percent) and compliance with child nutrition program standards—including the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act, National School Lunch Program regulations, and state health inspection requirements—are consistent across most solicitations.

Recent activity spans Texas, Florida, Georgia, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Georgia, with school districts appearing as the most frequent recent buyers. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport's IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education with electronic bids due June 30, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce across multiple varieties and delivery to three school sites with bids due June 26, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with proposals due July 13, 2026 and historical contract value of $1.5 million; and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' ITB 26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services totaling an estimated $17,832,659.90 over three years, with bids due June 25, 2026. The State of Georgia posted a solicitation for food, supplies, and other kitchen products due June 22, 2026, and Pascagoula-Gautier School District solicited sealed bids for packaged 7-day meal boxes for its summer food service program with bids due April 29, 2026.