UNSPSC 50534403: Dried non GMO cleopatra mandarin oranges

The variety of non GMO mandarin oranges and tangerines known as non GMO cleopatra mandarin oranges 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 50534403 Dried non GMO Cleopatra mandarin oranges is a Commodity code that does not see material recent activity in state and local procurement. The code's nominal scope—a single dried citrus product—does not align with the recent opportunities posted under this taxonomy. Of the 16 opportunities tagged with or near this code, none solicits dried Cleopatra mandarins specifically; instead, state and local buyers posted comprehensive grocery and fresh produce solicitations spanning hundreds of line items across food service, school nutrition, senior meal programs, and institutional cafeteria operations. The mismatch between the narrow commodity definition and the broad, multi-category nature of the solicitations tagged to it suggests either miscoding in the state and local procurement systems or that this commodity code functions primarily as a catch-all within broader food service contracts rather than as a standalone purchasing category.

Activity across the recent opportunities concentrates in school districts and county/state food service operations in Georgia, Florida, Texas, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Virginia, with school nutrition programs dominating the issuer base. Representative solicitations include Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut) RFP 026-41 for commercial groceries and USDA Foods with an anticipated contract value of approximately $3,100,000; Douglas County School System (Georgia) RFP SN 26-003 for food supply and distribution supporting approximately 32,000 meals daily with estimated annual expenditure of approximately $9,000,000; Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) ITB 26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years; and multiple school district fresh produce bids (Hancock County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education) with July 1, 2026 start dates. If the intention is to pursue dried citrus or specialty produce within school nutrition or institutional food service, verification of the correct commodity code classification is necessary before developing a market approach.