UNSPSC 50534102: Dried non GMO bearss sicilian lemons

The variety of non GMO lemons known as non GMO bearss sicilian lemons 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 50534102 Dried non-GMO Bearss Sicilian lemons (Commodity) does not reflect the work state and local governments actually buy under this code. Recent solicitations tagged with this code span school nutrition grocery supply, fresh produce delivery, senior meal preparation, and comprehensive food service provisioning—none of which centers on dried lemons or any specialty citrus product. The code appears to be a categorical mismatch with the procurement activity it purports to organize.

State and local food service procurement in this space is dominated by school districts, county school boards, and municipal nutrition departments supplying K-12 meals under federal Child Nutrition Program requirements. Issuing bodies include Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Douglas County School System (Georgia), Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi), Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) for state-supported living centers, and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) for senior services. Procurement notices run IFB, RFP, and RFQ formats with response windows typically 30 to 60 days. Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content, HACCP food safety compliance, and adherence to Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards are standard conditions. Representative recent solicitations include Bridgeport's June 30, 2026 IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery items (BNB052266), Fairfax County's April 27, 2026 Master Grocery K-12 bid covering 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens (IFB 2000004323), Meriden Public Schools' February 25, 2026 RFP for commercial groceries and USDA foods serving 8,200 students with anticipated value near $3.1 million (RFP02641), and Douglas County School System's February 18, 2026 food supply RFP with estimated annual spend of $9 million (RFP 26-003). Fresh produce and eggs solicitations are common separately—Hancock County (Georgia, June 26, 2026), SCCPSS (Georgia, April 23, 2026), and DCSS (Georgia, March 4, 2026) all posted produce-specific bids. Activity concentrates in Georgia, Connecticut, Virginia, Florida, Mississippi, and Texas, with school districts the dominant buyer type.