UNSPSC 50544434: Frozen non GMO reyna oranges

The variety of non GMO mandarin oranges and tangerines known as non GMO reyna 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 50544434 Frozen non-GMO Reyna oranges, a Commodity code, shows minimal relevant recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes a specific frozen citrus product, but the recent opportunities posted under it reflect broad school nutrition procurement that spans hundreds of grocery line items — frozen foods, fresh produce, dairy, meats, grains, condiments, and paper supplies — rather than frozen oranges specifically. School districts and education agencies across Georgia, Connecticut, and Missouri dominate the issuing-body mix, with the Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Rockwood R-VI School District, Douglas County School System, and Early County Board of Education all soliciting grocery and produce contracts during the first half of 2026. The Georgia State Department of Education also posted a broad food-supplies bid in May 2026.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Douglas County School System, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Hancock County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Early County Board of Education, and the State of Georgia) and includes outlier activity in Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education) and Missouri (Rockwood R-VI School District). Representative recent opportunities include the Bridgeport Board of Education's June 30, 2026 IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items supporting the National School Lunch Program with Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content; the Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce IFB due June 26, 2026 covering over 200 line items and specifying apple varieties, berries, root vegetables, citrus, and leafy greens; and the Douglas County School System's RFP issued February 4, 2026 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts with an estimated annual spend of approximately $5.5 million combined. The mismatch between the code's specific product name and the breadth of recent solicitations suggests that state and local procurement systems are tagging multi-category school food solicitations with commodity codes that do not reflect their actual scope, reducing the utility of this code for targeting frozen-orange specialty suppliers.