UNSPSC 50534402: Dried non GMO clementine tangerines

The variety of non GMO mandarin orange that is grown around the mediterranean and in south africa with a a deep reddish orange color and few seeds that has 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 50534402 Dried non-GMO clementine tangerines is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure these items primarily as components of broader food-service and school-nutrition solicitations, where they appear alongside fresh produce, processed foods, and consumable kitchen goods. The work actually being solicited under this code spans school district nutrition programs, county senior meal services, and state-supported facility food provision, where dried citrus products serve as shelf-stable fruit components in lunch programs, senior meal delivery, and institutional food service. Recent opportunities show these items bundled with hundreds of other grocery or fresh-produce line items rather than purchased in standalone solicitations; dried clementines function as one item among extensive produce, breakfast, snack, and beverage catalogs that meet Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act standards and Buy American domestic-content requirements.

Geographic activity centers on the Southeast and Texas. School districts in Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier), and Georgia (Hancock County) have posted solicitations spanning fresh produce and general grocery items; Texas Health and Human Services Commission has solicited food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center; Hillsborough County, Florida issued a high-value three-year senior meal preparation contract estimated at $17.8 million. Recent representative opportunities include Bridgeport's grocery-items IFB for July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 (response due June 30, 2026) and Hancock County Schools' fresh-produce IFB for the 2026-27 school year (response due June 26, 2026). No standalone dried-clementine procurement activity appears in the recent record; the code shows nominal independent demand and is accessed primarily through consolidated food-service frameworks rather than targeted commodity buys.