UNSPSC 50544411: Frozen non GMO golden nugget oranges

The variety of non GMO mandarin oranges and tangerines known as non GMO golden nugget 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 50544411 Frozen non-GMO golden nugget oranges is a Commodity code that captures state and local procurement of specialty frozen citrus products for school nutrition and food service programs. The recent opportunities in the source, however, show little direct solicitation of this specific commodity. Instead, state and local governments buying under this code are primarily school districts and education agencies procuring comprehensive frozen produce assortments, fresh produce, and full grocery inventories to support National School Lunch Program compliance and student nutrition services. The work involves meeting USDA Buy American requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed items), Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards, whole grain requirements, low-sodium formulations, HACCP food safety plans, and delivery to multiple school sites on firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts of varying sizes—Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Schools, Early County Schools, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System—along with one state-level procurement by Georgia and one city-level opportunity through the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and Missouri, with secondary activity in Connecticut and broader school district sourcing across the Southeast. Representative opportunities include the Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 grocery-items bid (BNB052266, response due June 30, 2026) spanning over 1,100 line items with central-warehouse and school-site delivery; Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce IFB (PE67080NONST2027000000013, response due June 26, 2026) covering 200+ items across apples, berries, root vegetables, and citrus; and the Douglas County School System's fresh-produce-and-eggs RFP (PE64810NONST2026000000047, response due March 4, 2026) serving 30 school districts across two Georgia areas with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million to $1.1 million by geography. Most school-district contracts run July 1 through June 30 annually with options to renew or extend, and all require vendor compliance with E-Verify, debarment certification, liability insurance ranging from $500,000 to $2 million, food recall procedures, and pre-bid questions cycles. The code shows active, recurring procurement activity but minimal direct citation of frozen golden nugget oranges in the posted solicitations; vendors under this code typically respond to broader frozen-produce or grocery-item line-item bids where specific citrus varieties are listed as individual line items.