UNSPSC 50535044: Dried non GMO washington navel oranges

The variety of non GMO oranges known as non GMO washington navel 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 50535044 Dried non-GMO Washington Navel Oranges (Commodity) describes a specific dried fruit product, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal direct relevance. The recent opportunities tagged with this code span broad food and consumable procurement for school districts, county governments, and state health agencies — including fresh produce, groceries, senior meals, and packaged meal boxes — rather than dried citrus specifically. School districts and county boards of education dominate the issuing-body mix, supplemented by state health departments and county commissioners, all soliciting food service supplies for nutrition programs, school lunch operations, and senior meal services under IFB and ITB notice types.

Geographic activity clusters in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, with recent IFBs from Hancock County Schools (Georgia), Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi), Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida), and the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Connecticut) for the Bridgeport Board of Education, as well as the Texas Health and Human Services Commission for El Paso State Supported Living Center and the State of Georgia for food, supplies, and kitchen products. Representative opportunities include Bridgeport's grocery items solicitation (IFB BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) encompassing over 1,100 line items across breakfast items, cereals, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and beverages with Buy American requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural ingredients) and Hancock County Schools' fresh produce IFB (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) spanning over 200 line items of apples, berries, cruciferous and root vegetables, melons, citrus fruits, leafy greens, and specialty produce. The code shows little procurement activity specifically for dried Washington Navel oranges as a standalone commodity.