UNSPSC 50534400: Dried non GMO mandarin oranges or tangerines

The type of non GMO fruit known as non GMO mandarin oranges or tangerines 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 50534400 Dried non GMO mandarin oranges or tangerines is a Class code that does not reflect the work actually being solicited under it in the recent state and local opportunities. The code's nominal scope—dried non-GMO citrus products—does not align with the procurement activity recorded in this dataset. The recent opportunities instead cover broad grocery and food-service supply contracts, including fresh produce, prepared meals, meal-kit boxes, and miscellaneous food and kitchen consumables, with no specific focus on dried citrus or mandate for non-GMO sourcing. The issuing bodies span school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida). School food-service procurement dominates the dataset, driven by the National School Lunch Program and child nutrition funding, with vendors required to meet Buy American agricultural sourcing thresholds, Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, and food-safety certifications including HACCP plans and product liability insurance.

The code shows recent activity across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic—Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and Texas—but the mismatch between the code's technical name and the work being purchased suggests either miscoding at the point of solicitation or a taxonomy misalignment in the dataset. Representative recent opportunities include Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases seeking over 1,100 line items of grocery items for school meal service (IFB, due June 30, 2026); Texas Health and Human Services Commission sourcing food and consumables for the El Paso State Supported Living Center under a prior-period value of $1.5 million (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education requesting fresh produce across 200 line items for the 2026–27 school year (IFB, due June 26, 2026); and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners seeking senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years (ITB-26-00289, due June 25, 2026). The code does not reflect actual purchasing intent and warrants classification review if competitive activity in dried citrus products is the intended target.