UNSPSC 50545004: Frozen non GMO bahianinha oranges

The variety of non GMO oranges known as non GMO bahianinha 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 50545004 Frozen non-GMO bahianinha oranges, a Commodity code, sees virtually no recent state and local procurement activity directly aligned with its narrow product scope. The code nominally describes a specific frozen citrus product, but recent opportunities tagged under this code do not reflect frozen orange procurement; instead, they span comprehensive grocery and produce sourcing for school nutrition programs across multiple states. The mismatch suggests either mislabeling in the posting systems or that state and local agencies use broader UNSPSC classifications to capture specialized frozen items within larger food-service bundles. No solicitations in the source material explicitly solicit frozen non-GMO bahianinha oranges as a standalone product or category.

The recent opportunities in the dataset center on school district and city food service contracting across Georgia, Missouri, and Connecticut, where issuing bodies including the Hancock County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Early County Board of Education, Douglas County School System, City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases, and the State of Georgia itself have posted IFBs and RFPs for grocery items, fresh produce, frozen foods, and food-distribution services between January and June 2026. These solicitations address comprehensive meal-support programs spanning 300 to 1,100+ line items each and require Buy American compliance, HACCP plans, firm pricing, and delivery to multiple school sites. The Hancock County and Savannah-Chatham opportunities specifically itemize fresh citrus varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Honey Crisp apples and generic citrus fruits) but do not isolate frozen oranges or bahianinha cultivars. Practitioners evaluating this code should recognize that direct procurement of frozen non-GMO bahianinha oranges does not appear to be an active state and local procurement category at present; opportunities that reference the code are broader food-service contracts where such specialized items, if procured at all, would be embedded as line items within general frozen-produce or grocery specifications.