UNSPSC 50534412: Dried non GMO honey mandarin oranges

The variety of non GMO mandarin oranges and tangerines known as non GMO honey 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 50534412 Dried non-GMO honey mandarin oranges, a Commodity code, sees limited direct procurement activity under its specific designation. State and local buyers—primarily school districts and county boards of education—solicit grocery items and produce through broad family-level or class-level codes that encompass this commodity as one line item among dozens or hundreds in larger food service contracts. The work being purchased spans school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and facility food operations, with emphasis on compliance with Buy American provisions (typically requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products), nutritional standards including whole grain and sodium limits, HACCP food safety plans, and delivery to multiple school sites or service locations on firm fixed-price contracts running twelve months or longer.

The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Fairfax County Public Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Meriden Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Douglas County School System, Hancock County Board of Education, and Pascagoula-Gautier School District), a county board of commissioners (Hillsborough County), and state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia). Recent opportunities span Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Texas, Virginia, and Mississippi. Representative solicitations include Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery bid (IFB BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) covering 1,100-plus line items with Buy American and nutritional compliance requirements; Meriden Public Schools' RFP 026-41 for commercial groceries and USDA Foods with an anticipated contract value of $3.1 million (due February 25, 2026); and Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 contract (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) requiring delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens. The commodity rarely appears as a standalone procurement; vendors pursuing state and local education or nutrition accounts must position dried non-GMO citrus products within broader grocery or produce supply portfolios.