UNSPSC 50534433: Dried non GMO ponkan bantangas mandarin oranges

The variety of non GMO mandarin oranges and tangerines known as non GMO ponkan bantangas 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 50534433 Dried non-GMO ponkan bantangas mandarin oranges is a Commodity code that classifies a specific fresh or processed citrus product; however, the recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code do not reflect procurement of dried mandarin oranges specifically. Instead, the code appears to anchor a much broader fresh produce and grocery procurement activity across school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food supply chains. Recent solicitations show school districts, county boards of education, state agencies, and municipal governments buying comprehensive grocery and fresh produce assortments—including fresh apples, berries, root vegetables, leafy greens, citrus fruits, eggs, and processed food products—rather than purchasing dried mandarin oranges as a standalone line item. The work being solicited spans routine school lunch supply, institutional food service for state-supported living centers and senior meal programs, and emergency food service meal box procurement, with vendors expected to manage delivery logistics, maintain food safety certification and recall procedures, comply with Buy American provisions, and meet detailed nutritional standards under federal child nutrition programs.

Issuing bodies soliciting under this code span school districts of varying sizes—from small rural systems like Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi to large urban districts like Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia and Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut—alongside county boards of education, state departments, city purchasing offices, and county commissioners' offices. The recent activity is concentrated in the Southeast, with Georgia, Florida, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Texas all posting fresh produce and grocery procurement opportunities within the past four months. Representative recent solicitations include Fairfax County Public Schools requesting a Master Grocery K-12 contract via IFB 2000004323 (due April 27, 2026) to supply 45 schools plus distribution centers with weekly deliveries; Douglas County School System in Georgia issuing RFP SN 26-003 for food supply and distribution services supporting approximately 32,000 daily meals across 32 schools with an estimated annual expenditure of approximately nine million dollars (due February 18, 2026); Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida soliciting senior meal preparation and delivery services under ITB-26-00289 (due June 25, 2026) with an estimated three-year contract value of 17.8 million dollars; and Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut requesting supply and distribution of commercial groceries, beverages, and produce via RFP 026-41 (due February 25, 2026) with an anticipated 2026-2027 contract value of approximately three million one hundred thousand dollars.