UNSPSC 50534108: Dried non GMO volkamer lemons

The variety of non GMO lemons known as non GMO volkamer 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 50534108 Dried non-GMO volkamer lemons is a Commodity code that captures specialized dried fruit products sourced for institutional food service and school nutrition programs. State and local procurement under this code reflects a broader institutional demand for prepared produce components that meet stringent nutrition standards, Buy American requirements, and food-safety compliance; the recent opportunities show that school districts, county nutrition services, and state health agencies source these items as line components within larger grocery, fresh-produce, and meal-service contracts rather than as standalone commodities. Issuing bodies are predominantly school boards of education and county boards managing child nutrition and senior meal programs, with occasional participation from state health and human services agencies procuring for institutional living centers and congregate-meal programs.

Recent activity is concentrated in the Southeast and includes the Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) soliciting over 1,100 grocery line items under IFB BNB052266 due June 30, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission seeking food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017449 due July 11, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) requesting fresh produce with over 200 line items for school year 2026–27 under IFB SN002-2027 due June 26, 2026; Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) issuing ITB 26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services estimated at $17,832,659.90 over three years due June 25, 2026; the State of Georgia posting a broad food and supplies solicitation due June 22, 2026; and Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) soliciting packaged meal boxes under Bid 609-26 due April 29, 2026. Dried fruit and specialty produce items appear as line-item components within these broader multi-hundred-item food-service contracts, typically subject to 51 percent domestic agricultural-content requirements, nutritional-standard compliance, and blind-testing acceptance protocols.