UNSPSC 50535040: Dried non GMO seville oranges

The variety of non GMO oranges known as non GMO seville 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 50535040 Dried non GMO seville oranges, a Commodity code, does not appear in any of the recent state and local procurement opportunities in the dataset. The code represents a narrow product specification—dried Seville oranges meeting non-GMO standards—but the solicitations tagged under this code span broad grocery and food service procurement for school districts, county and municipal governments, and state agencies. These opportunities include comprehensive school nutrition contracts for fresh produce, packaged meals, and full-line grocery supply; senior meal preparation and delivery services; and institutional food service supply. None of the posted solicitations identify dried Seville oranges as a line item, ingredient requirement, or component of the food products being procured. The mismatch suggests either that this commodity code was assigned in error to multi-line grocery solicitations or that dried Seville oranges are not currently being actively solicited as a standalone item in state and local procurement.

The recent opportunities in this dataset reflect school nutrition programs (Bridgeport Public Schools, Hancock County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Meriden Public Schools, Douglas County School System), county and municipal governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, City of Dallas, Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and the State of Georgia. Geographic concentration is heaviest in Georgia and Florida, with additional activity in Connecticut, Texas, Mississippi, and Virginia. Representative procurement includes Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for over 200 fresh produce line items due June 26, 2026, and Meriden Public Schools' RFP for commercial groceries and USDA Foods with an anticipated contract value of approximately $3,100,000 and an award date of April 24, 2026. If dried Seville oranges are a component of any school nutrition or institutional food service strategy, they would need to appear explicitly in individual solicitation line items or product lists to signal market opportunity under this code.