UNSPSC 50534425: Dried non GMO murcott tangors

The variety of non GMO mandarin oranges and tangerines known as non GMO murcott tangors 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 50534425 Dried non GMO murcott tangors is a Commodity code that names a specific dried citrus product, but recent state and local solicitations tagged under this code do not reflect procurement of dried murcott tangors specifically. Instead, the opportunities show school districts, county governments, state agencies, and special-purpose nutrition programs acquiring broad fresh and processed food baskets for child nutrition, senior meal services, and institutional feeding programs — fresh produce, packaged meal boxes, grocery staples, and catered meal services — with dried citrus as an incidental line item within larger food-service scopes rather than as a standalone contracted commodity.

Recent activity spans the Northeast (Connecticut), South (Texas, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi), and characterizes a mix of issuing bodies: school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District) dominate the recent record, with state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), county commissioners (Hillsborough County, Florida), and state-supported living centers also present. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases solicited grocery items supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services under IFB BNB052266 (due June 30, 2026), spanning over 1,100 line items with Buy American provision requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content; Hancock County Board of Education issued IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce across 200-plus line items (due June 26, 2026) with delivery to three school sites; Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners requested competitive sealed bids for senior meal preparation and delivery services under ITB-26-00289 (due June 25, 2026) with an estimated contract value of $17.8 million over three years; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission sought food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017449 (due July 13, 2026) with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million. The code shows no concentration of repeat buyers — each issuing body appears once — and the geographic spread reflects school districts and county agencies in the Southeast and Texas rather than a coherent dried-fruit procurement pattern.