UNSPSC 50544408: Frozen non GMO fortune oranges

The variety of non GMO mandarin oranges and tangerines known as non GMO fortune oranges that have been frozen 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 50544408 Frozen non-GMO fortune oranges is a Commodity code that does not reflect the work actually being solicited under this taxonomy identifier in recent state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities tagged to this code span comprehensive school nutrition procurement—including frozen and fresh produce, groceries, eggs, dairy, meats, breads, and supplies—across school districts and municipal purchasing offices, but frozen fortune oranges specifically appear in none of the solicitations. The code's nominal scope (a single specialty frozen fruit item) diverges substantially from the actual buying pattern, which encompasses broad meal-service supply contracts for National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program compliance across hundreds of line items per solicitation. School districts and city boards of education are the primary issuing bodies, with repeat activity from Georgia jurisdictions including Douglas County School System, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and City Schools of Decatur, alongside solicitations from the Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut), and the State of Georgia.

Georgia leads the geographic concentration of recent activity, with six of nine opportunities posted from Georgia school systems and state purchasing offices between February and June 2026. Missouri and Connecticut account for the remaining solicitations. Representative recent opportunities include the Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 (via GEC Buying Cooperative) for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts with estimated spending of $4.4 million for Area One, response due March 4, 2026; the Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce with over 200 line items, response due June 26, 2026; the City of Bridgeport grocery items bid (BNB052266) with over 1,100 line items for the Board of Education Food & Nutrition Services, response due June 30, 2026; and the Rockwood R-VI School District grocery items procurement with over 900 line items, response due April 29, 2026. All contracts run July 1 through June 30 annually, require firm pricing with Buy American compliance (51 percent domestic agricultural content), HACCP plans, liability insurance minimums of $500,000 to $2,000,000, and delivery to multiple school sites Monday through Friday.