UNSPSC 50544439: Frozen non GMO sunburst mandarin oranges

The variety of non GMO mandarin oranges and tangerines known as non GMO sunburst mandarin 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 50544439 Frozen non-GMO sunburst mandarin oranges is a Commodity code that describes a single frozen citrus product line, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code spans a much broader scope: school nutrition programs are soliciting comprehensive grocery and produce contracts that include frozen fruits alongside hundreds of other food items to support the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. The actual work being bought is multi-category food service procurement—frozen products, fresh produce, dairy, proteins, grains, condiments, and paper supplies delivered to school central warehouses and individual sites on firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges permitted, all subject to Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), HACCP food safety plans, and compliance with the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards and USDA regulations. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and boards of education across multiple states, supported by centralized buying cooperatives in some jurisdictions; these include large urban school systems (Decatur, Georgia; Savannah-Chatham County, Georgia), mid-size regional systems (Rockwood R-VI in Missouri; Early County Schools, Georgia; Hancock County Schools, Georgia), and city-based food service procurement (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut for its Board of Education). No single vendor or entity appears as a repeat buyer in the recent opportunities, though Georgia school districts dominate the recent activity.

Recent procurement activity concentrates in Georgia and extends across the Southeast and Midwest, with secondary activity in Connecticut and Missouri. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued BID BNB052266 seeking grocery items for the Board of Education with an electronic submission deadline of June 30, 2026 (IFB format with over 1,100 line items including frozen products); Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia posted IFB SN002-2027 for fresh produce with 200+ items and a June 26, 2026 sealed-bid deadline; and the Douglas County School System in Georgia leveraged the GEC Buying Cooperative to procure fresh produce and eggs for 30 school districts across two areas, with approximately $4.4 million annual spending for Area One and an RFP deadline of March 4, 2026. The Rockwood R-VI School District in St. Louis County, Missouri solicited grocery items (900+ line items) with electronic submissions due April 29, 2026, and the City Schools of Decatur issued an IFB for frozen foods and grocery items with a May 15, 2026 sealed-bid deadline. All contracts run July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 with firm pricing and delivery Monday through Friday to school sites, with pre-bid conferences, questions deadlines, and blind product testing (including nutritional analysis and third-party laboratory assessment) specified across solicitations.