UNSPSC 50534416: Dried non GMO king mandarin oranges

The variety of non GMO mandarin oranges and tangerines known as non GMO king 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 50534416 Dried non-GMO king mandarin oranges is a Commodity code that, based on recent state and local opportunities, sits within a much broader spectrum of school nutrition procurement rather than the narrow fruit item its name suggests. State and local governments procure this code primarily as part of larger food-service contracts for K-12 school districts, state facilities, and county nutrition programs. The Bridgeport Board of Education's grocery procurement, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's El Paso State Supported Living Center food supply, Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce bid, and Pascagoula-Gautier School District's packaged meal boxes all tag dried or fresh fruit items within multi-thousand-line-item food contracts spanning cereals, vegetables, dairy, condiments, beverages, and meat products. School districts and state facility operators dominate issuance under this code, alongside county boards of education and state health agencies. Work is solicited as part of both standing-term grocery supply contracts and specialized meal-service agreements that run twelve months to three years, with pricing typically firm-fixed and subject to Buy American Provision requirements (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products) and compliance with the National School Lunch Program, Title VII CFR regulations, and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards.

Recent opportunities cluster across Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issued IFB BNB052266 for over 1,100 line items of grocery goods for the Bridgeport Board of Education, due June 30, 2026, with the contract term July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 and Net 45 payment terms. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission Procurement and Contracting Services division issued IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a historical prior-period value of $1.5 million, proposals due July 11, 2026, and initial term September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027. Hancock County Board of Education, Georgia, issued IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with delivery to three school locations, bids due June 26, 2026, contract period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Mississippi, solicited sealed bids for packaged seven-day meal boxes under the Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program, bids due April 29, 2026. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, Florida, issued ITB-26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated three-year contract value of $17,832,659.90, due June 25, 2026, requiring bidders to be licensed and state-listed caterers at bid submission and throughout performance.