UNSPSC 50524505: Non GMO francine mangoes

The variety of non GMO mangoes known as non GMO francine mangoes. 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 50524505 Non-GMO Francine Mangoes is a Commodity code. State and local governments buy produce through this code — principally fresh fruits and vegetables distributed to school nutrition programs serving students in National School Lunch and Breakfast programs, and to specialized federal initiatives such as the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. Recent solicitations show school districts purchasing individual produce line items (apples, bananas, berries, leafy greens, root vegetables, citrus, and specialty items including mangoes, kiwis, and papayas) as part of broader fresh-produce contracts. Buyers emphasize domestic sourcing where cost and quality permit, compliance with USDA Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural commodity content in processed products, HACCP food safety plans with 24/7 recall accessibility, and traceability documentation by farm of origin. School districts routinely include quality and ripeness specifications tied to commercial grading standards (such as the Chiquita banana color guide) and impose strict delivery windows, temperature controls, and fill-rate requirements. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and boards of education across multiple states, with cooperative purchasing vehicles (such as the GEC Buying Cooperative) enabling multi-district procurement. Representative issuers include Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hancock County Schools (Georgia), Bartow County Schools (Georgia), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), and Austin Independent School District (Texas).

Recent activity clusters heavily in Georgia and Texas, with secondary activity in Wisconsin and scattered multistate cooperative procurement. Representative solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (posted July 8, 2026, due July 29, 2026) estimated at $78,000 annually with weekly case-pack delivery and strict ripeness specifications; Hancock County Board of Education's IFB SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items including mangoes and specialty fruits (posted June 10, 2026, due June 26, 2026); Bartow County Schools RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (due June 22, 2026); Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative covering 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million in Area One and $1.1 million in Area Two (due March 4, 2026); and McAllen Independent School District RFP 2026-1029 serving 20,000 students across 31 campuses (due March 6, 2026). Contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 with one- to four-year renewal options. Award determination is based on lowest responsive and responsible bidding, with evaluation criteria commonly weighting cost at 40–50 percent, vendor qualifications and experience at 10–20 percent, product quality and availability at 15–30 percent, and references at 10–15 percent. Most districts apply geographic preference for locally or domestically sourced produce and reserve the right to award to multiple vendors on a line-item basis.