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 in practice captures a narrow slice of state and local school nutrition and food service procurement — dried fruit products, typically mandarin oranges, procured as components of larger grocery or fresh produce contracts rather than as standalone line items. Recent state and local solicitations show the code sitting within much broader food service scopes; the City of Bridgeport's June 2026 IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items for the Board of Education and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center both reference dried or processed fruit as part of comprehensive cafeteria supply. School districts and state agencies dominate the issuing-body mix, with school boards procuring to support National School Lunch Program compliance and state health and human services facilities sourcing institutional food service. Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content appear consistently across school nutrition contracts, and all solicitations impose Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, allergen restrictions (no nuts or nut oils), and whole-grain requirements when applicable.

Geographic activity spans multiple states with recent concentrated posting in the Southeast and Southwest. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut (June 2026 electronic bid, due June 30), the Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia (June 2026 IFB for fresh produce, due June 26), and the Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi (April 2026 sealed bid for packaged meal boxes, due April 29) show school district concentration in the South, while the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (June 2026 IFB, proposals due July 11) and Hillsborough County, Florida (June 2026 ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years, due June 25) reflect state-level and county-level activity in that region. The State of Georgia posted a food, supplies, and other kitchen products solicitation on May 15, 2026 (due June 22) with scope contained in an attached 12 MB document. School nutrition contracts typically run July 1 through June 30 calendar years and require firm pricing with no fuel surcharges; vendors must carry commercial general liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence minimum, maintain HACCP plans, pass blind taste and nutrition testing, and accept orders through school-specific procurement systems such as LINQ or Plan House Printing portals.