UNSPSC 50534105: Dried non GMO eureka lemons

The variety of non GMO lemons known as non GMO eureka 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 50534105 Dried non-GMO Eureka lemons is a Commodity code that sees little relevant recent activity under its nominal scope. The recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code span broad grocery procurement, fresh produce supply, meal delivery services, and comprehensive food service contracting — work that includes dried lemons only incidentally, if at all, as line items within much larger produce or pantry categories. The opportunities show school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and municipal governments buying food products, but the sourcing of specialty dried citrus items does not emerge as a distinct procurement category or competitive focus in any of the posted solicitations.

Recent activity concentrates in Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Texas, Mississippi, and Virginia, with school nutrition programs as the dominant buyer. Representative opportunities include the Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery bid (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) covering over 1,100 line items across breakfast, produce, and pantry staples; the Douglas County School System's Food Supply and Distribution RFP (26-003, due February 18, 2026) for approximately $9 million in annual food service; Meriden Public Schools' commercial and USDA foods RFP (RFP02641, valued at approximately $3.1 million for 2026-27); and the State of Georgia's fresh produce IFB (IFB #4 2027-2026, due May 27, 2026). None of these solicitations highlights dried specialty citrus as a line item or category of interest. Vendors pursuing this code should recognize that opportunities are embedded within multi-category food service and grocery contracts where dried non-GMO Eureka lemons, if procured at all, would represent a minor commodity subordinate to larger produce or pantry agreements.