UNSPSC 50545032: Frozen non GMO parson brown oranges

The variety of non GMO oranges known as non GMO parson brown 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 50545032 Frozen non-GMO Parson Brown oranges is a Commodity code that does not reflect the current state and local procurement activity tagged under it. Recent solicitations classified under this code are broadly focused on school nutrition procurement — frozen foods, fresh produce, and comprehensive grocery supplies for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program — rather than on the frozen citrus fruit specified in the code's nominal scope. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, including the Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, City Schools of Decatur, Rockwood R-VI School District, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, and Douglas County School System. State procurement (State of Georgia) and municipal procurement (City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases) also appear, though less frequently than school-district activity.

Recent opportunities span Georgia, Connecticut, Missouri, and include multistate cooperative purchasing vehicles. Representative solicitations include the City of Bridgeport's June 2026 IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items with a June 30, 2026 deadline; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce across 200+ items with a June 26, 2026 deadline; Rockwood R-VI School District's solicitation for 900+ grocery line items due April 29, 2026; and Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs across 30 districts with a March 4, 2026 deadline (estimated $4.4 million for Area One, $1.1 million for Area Two). All school nutrition solicitations require Buy American compliance (51 percent domestic agricultural content), HACCP plans with 24/7 recall accessibility, firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges, and compliance with Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards. The code shows no targeted recent activity in frozen Parson Brown oranges specifically; the mismatch between the code's nominal scope and actual procurement activity suggests misclassification at posting.