UNSPSC 50534431: Dried non GMO page mandarin oranges

The variety of non GMO mandarin oranges and tangerines known as non GMO page 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 50534431 Dried non-GMO page mandarin oranges is a Commodity code that names a narrow product line, but recent state and local solicitation activity under this code shows little relevant procurement volume. The opportunities posted under 50534431 span school nutrition programs, senior meal services, institutional food supply contracts, and municipal catering — none of which explicitly solicit dried mandarin oranges as a named line item. The City of Bridgeport's grocery bid for the Board of Education encompasses over 1,100 line items including fruits, but does not isolate dried mandarin oranges; Hancock County Schools' fresh-produce RFQ names multiple produce categories but calls for fresh, not dried, citrus; and the Douglas County cooperative fresh-produce RFP specifies produce and eggs with no reference to processed dried citrus products. The Commodity code appears to be a tagging mismatch in the state and local procurement systems — the issuing bodies (school districts, city purchasing offices, county boards of education, state agencies) are actively buying groceries and produce for nutrition programs, but they are not bidding dried mandarin oranges as a distinct procurement line under this taxonomy.

The geographic spread of recent opportunities tagged with this code spans Connecticut, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia, with school districts and county boards of education as the dominant issuing bodies, along with state health agencies and municipalities. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' June 2026 grocery bid for the Board of Education with a July 2026 contract start, Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 fresh-produce IFB with a July 2026 contract start, and the Douglas County School System's January and February 2026 RFPs for food supply and fresh produce serving multiple districts. The contract values in this category run substantial — Douglas County's food supply procurement spans approximately $9 million annually, and the GEC cooperative fresh-produce RFP covers approximately $5.5 million across 30 districts — but none of these solicitations name dried mandarin oranges as a procurement item. Vendors pursuing this Commodity code should verify the actual product scope with the issuing body before pursuing; the code shows little signal of active demand for the specific product.