UNSPSC 50534426: Dried non GMO natsudaidai mandarin oranges

The variety of non GMO mandarin oranges and tangerines known as non GMO natsudaidai 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 50534426 Dried non-GMO natsudaidai mandarin oranges is a Commodity code that does not reflect the actual procurement activity under this classification. Recent state and local solicitations tagged with this code are overwhelmingly for comprehensive food service supply — school district grocery procurement, senior meal delivery, institutional foodservice at state facilities, and boxed meal catering — rather than dried citrus products. The City of Bridgeport's June 2026 IFB for over 1,100 line items spanning breakfast cereals, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, fruits, dairy, snacks, and beverages; the Douglas County School System's February 2026 RFP for main-line food distribution serving 25,500 students; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's June 2026 IFB for institutional food and consumables at a state-supported living center exemplify the actual scope. Issuing bodies span school districts (Fairfax County, Meriden, Savannah-Chatham, Bulloch County, Douglas County, Pascagoula-Gautier), county governments (Hillsborough County), state agencies (Georgia Department of Procurement, Texas HHS), and municipalities (City of Bridgeport, City of Dallas). School districts dominate the recent record, driven by K-12 nutrition program requirements under the Child Nutrition Act and USDA commodities management.

Geographic activity concentrates in Georgia (Douglas County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham, the State of Georgia procurement office), Florida (Hillsborough County), Connecticut (Meriden), Virginia (Fairfax County), and Texas (Dallas, El Paso HHS facility), with Mississippi and additional Connecticut presence. Representative recent solicitations include Bridgeport's June 2026 IFB for grocery items supporting the National School Lunch Program with electronic submission due June 30, 2026; Douglas County's RFP SN 26-003 issued January 21, 2026, for food supply and distribution to 32 schools with an estimated $9 million annual spend and proposals due February 18, 2026; Meriden Public Schools' RFP 026-41 for commercial groceries and USDA Foods with an anticipated contract value of $3.1 million and an award date of April 24, 2026; and Hillsborough County's ITB 26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery over three years valued at $17,832,659.90 with bids due June 25, 2026. All solicitations emphasize Buy American compliance, HACCP food safety certification, nutritional standards alignment, and firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges.