UNSPSC 50545018: Frozen non GMO jincheng oranges

The variety of non GMO oranges known as non GMO jincheng 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 50545018 Frozen non-GMO Jincheng oranges is a Commodity code that does not align with recent state and local procurement activity. The code's nominal scope—a single frozen citrus product variety—contrasts sharply with what school districts and municipalities are actually buying under this classification. Recent solicitations tagged to this code cover broad grocery and fresh produce procurement for school nutrition programs, spanning hundreds of line items including meats, poultry, seafood, dairy, vegetables, fruits, grains, condiments, frozen foods, and fresh produce in multiple varieties and formats. The issuing bodies are school districts and municipalities across multiple states: the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Connecticut), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), the State of Georgia, Early County Board of Education (Georgia), City Schools of Decatur (Georgia), Rockwood R-VI School District (Missouri), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), and Douglas County School System (Georgia). The pattern shows school nutrition programs as the primary buyers, with most solicitations supporting National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs under Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia and scattered municipal/state buyers in Connecticut and Missouri. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport's grocery-items IFB (Solicitation BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) spanning over 1,100 line items with firm fixed pricing and 48-hour backup stock capability; Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce IFB (PE67080NONST2027000000013, due June 26, 2026) covering 200-plus line items of apples, berries, vegetables, and specialty items for July 2026–June 2027 delivery; the Douglas County School System's cooperative-purchasing RFP for fresh produce and eggs (PE64810NONST2026000000047, due March 4, 2026) spanning 30 school districts across two Georgia areas with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million and $1.1 million respectively; and Douglas County's main-line food-distribution RFP (PE64810NONST2026000000046, due February 18, 2026) projecting $9 million annual expenditure for 32,000 daily meals. All require HACCP plans, liability insurance minimums ranging from $500,000 to $2 million, E-Verify authorization, firm pricing throughout the contract term (typically July–June), and delivery to multiple school sites with no fuel surcharges permitted.