UNSPSC 50545008: Frozen non GMO bittersweet daidai oranges

The variety of non GMO oranges known as non GMO bittersweet daidai 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 50545008 Frozen non-GMO bittersweet daidai oranges is a Commodity code with negligible recent state and local procurement activity directly aligned to its narrow product scope. The recent opportunities posted under this code span school nutrition programs across multiple states and school districts, but they solicit broad-category grocery and fresh produce buys—frozen foods, fresh produce, eggs, and general food service supplies—rather than specialty frozen citrus items. The Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) posted an RFB for over 1,100 grocery line items including frozen products on June 30, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB for fresh produce encompassing 200+ produce items on June 26, 2026; and the Douglas County School System (Georgia) solicited fresh produce and eggs through a cooperative buying vehicle with estimated annual spend of $4.4 million to $1.1 million across geographic areas, with proposals due March 4, 2026. The code shows no targeted demand for frozen non-GMO bittersweet daidai oranges as a line item in any recent solicitation.

State and local procurement under this code appears concentrated in school district nutrition programs across Georgia, Connecticut, Missouri, and Georgia; issuing bodies include independent school districts and county boards of education managing National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program contracts. Geographic activity centers on Georgia (Douglas County, Hancock County, Decatur, Savannah-Chatham County), with secondary activity in Connecticut and Missouri. Opportunities are typically annual or multi-year contracts running July 1 through June 30, with sealed IFB or RFP processes, firm pricing requirements, USDA Buy American compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), HACCP plan and food recall documentation, and insurance minimums of $1 million general liability. The code's nominal scope—a specific frozen specialty citrus variety—does not match the actual procurement activity being tagged to it, suggesting either miscoding or incidental inclusion within broader frozen-product line items that vendors respond to on a general grocery basis rather than as a targeted product line.