UNSPSC 50524512: Non GMO kesar mangoes

The variety of non GMO mangoes known as non GMO kesar 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 50524512 Non GMO kesar mangoes is a Commodity code that covers specialty mango procurement for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and healthcare facilities. Recent state and local opportunities reveal that this code spans broader fresh produce procurement across diverse institutional buyers—school districts, county parks departments, healthcare coalitions, and state agencies—with mangoes appearing as line items within larger fresh fruit and vegetable contracts rather than as standalone specialty sourcing. The work solicited includes fresh produce delivery with specified ripeness, size, quality standards, food safety compliance (HACCP plans, E-Verify), liability insurance, and temperature-controlled logistics to multiple institutional locations. Issuing bodies include independent school districts (Madison Metropolitan, Hancock County, Early County, and Bartow County boards of education), county parks departments (Collier County), healthcare entities (Marion Health Care Coalition), and state governments (Georgia). School districts dominate recent activity and drive evaluation emphasis on cost (typically 40%), compliance with USDA nutrition standards and Buy American provisions, local or regional sourcing preferences where mandated, diverse-owned business enterprise certification, references, and service reliability.

Geographic activity centers in Georgia and Wisconsin based on recent postings—Hancock County and Bartow County schools in Georgia, Bartow County's 400-mile local-sourcing requirement, Early County schools, and Madison Metropolitan School District in Wisconsin. A representative opportunity is the Bartow County School System's Request for Proposal 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables (response deadline June 22, 2026) requiring 400-mile sourcing from local farms and weighted evaluation of seasonal variety (25 points), cost (30 points), ordering and delivery proficiency (20 points), and product quality (15 points). Another example is Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (due July 29, 2026), requiring Wisconsin sourcing within 400 miles, organic produce eligible for a $0.20 per pound preference discount, and weekly delivery of ready-to-eat, inspected, and traced produce. Neither opportunity explicitly names kesar mangoes; the code shows limited recent activity as a dedicated line item and appears to function as a catch-all taxonomy marker within composite fresh-produce and school-nutrition contracting rather than driving standalone specialty mango procurement by state and local buyers today.