UNSPSC 50534000: Dried non GMO kumquats

The type of fruit from any of several small yellow to orange citrus fruits with sweet spongy rind and somewhat acid pulp that are used chiefly for preserves produced by a tree or shrub (genus fortunella) of the rue family that have been dried 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 50534000 Dried non-GMO kumquats (Class) shows minimal alignment between the code's stated commodity and actual state and local procurement activity. Recent solicitations tagged under this code overwhelmingly target broad-based school nutrition and senior meal programs rather than dried or specialty produce items. State and local governments buying under this code are primarily school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Meriden Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Douglas County School System, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), county government nutrition programs (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners for senior meals), and state entities (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), with school districts representing the dominant buyer segment. The actual scope spans comprehensive fresh produce procurement (apples, berries, cruciferous vegetables, root vegetables, citrus, leafy greens, specialty items), fresh eggs, general grocery staples across multiple food categories, and prepared meal delivery services for congregate and home-delivery senior nutrition programs—none of which directly corresponds to dried kumquats or specialty non-GMO dried fruits.

Recent opportunities reflect geographic concentration in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, with particular activity in Georgia (Douglas County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County, State of Georgia), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), Florida (Hillsborough County), Virginia (Fairfax County), Texas (HHSC El Paso), and Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier, Hancock County). Representative solicitations include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (April 2026, due April 27) seeking weekly grocery delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens over July 2026–June 2027; Bulloch County Board of Education's comprehensive food products IFB (April 2026, due May 4) covering food items, equipment, and supplies across 14 school sites for the 2026-2027 year; Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' senior meal preparation and delivery services ITB (June 2026, due June 25) with an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90; and the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' grocery items bid for the Board of Education (June 2026, due June 30) spanning over 1,100 line items with Buy American requirements. The code classification appears to be a data-tagging error; actual procurement under this label does not target dried kumquats or comparable specialty products.