UNSPSC 50534418: Dried non GMO lee mandarin oranges

The variety of non GMO mandarin oranges and tangerines known as non GMO lee 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 50534418 Dried non GMO lee mandarin oranges is a Commodity code. State and local governments use this code to purchase dried citrus fruits for food service operations, particularly school nutrition programs and state-supported facilities. The recent solicitations show that dried mandarin oranges and similar dried fruit products are purchased as line items within broader grocery and food supply contracts that serve school lunch programs, senior meal services, and institutional food operations. These commodities typically appear as components of multi-item procurements rather than as standalone purchases, bundled with fresh produce, frozen goods, dairy, proteins, and other items to meet nutritional standards under the National School Lunch Program and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act requirements.

The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county education boards, alongside state health and human services agencies managing institutional food service. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi), and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission are recent repeat buyers. Recent opportunities span Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, and Mississippi, with school nutrition contracts representing the most active segment. Representative solicitations include the City of Bridgeport's IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items for the 2026–27 school year with a due date of June 30, 2026; Hancock County Schools' IFB for fresh produce spanning multiple varieties with delivery through June 30, 2027, due June 26, 2026; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center, due July 13, 2026, with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million. Buy American provisions requiring at least 51 percent domestic agricultural content are standard in school district solicitations.