UNSPSC 50534436: Dried non GMO saltenitas oranges

The variety of non GMO mandarin oranges and tangerines known as non GMO saltenitas 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 50534436 Dried non GMO saltenitas oranges is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure dried citrus and similar shelf-stable produce under this code primarily as inputs to school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food service operations. The recent solicitations show that this code sits within a much broader grocery and produce-supply ecosystem, where states, counties, school districts, and social-service agencies source food commodities in bulk for meal programs subject to Buy American provisions, nutritional compliance standards, and HACCP food-safety protocols. Dried citrus items typically appear as line items within larger fresh and preserved produce schedules rather than as standalone commodities; vendors supplying dried produce often compete alongside fresh-produce suppliers in consolidated nutrition-supply contracts.

Recent activity shows solicitations from school districts, county governments, and state health and human services agencies across the Southeast and Texas, with Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Hillsborough County (Florida), the State of Georgia, and Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) all posting nutrition and food-supply RFPs, RFQs, and ITBs between April and June 2026. The Hancock County fresh-produce IFB due June 26, 2026, and the Bridgeport grocery-items IFB due June 30, 2026, represent the most directly relevant opportunities; both require Buy American compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content), firm fixed pricing, and delivery to school nutrition warehouses and multiple sites. The Texas HHSC food and consumables IFB (due July 11, 2026) with a prior-period value of $1.5 million and the Hillsborough County senior-meals ITB (due June 25, 2026, estimated value $17,832,659.90 over three years) indicate institutional demand at the state and county level. Geographic concentration appears strongest in the Southeast and Texas; the code shows no recent activity from Western or Midwestern jurisdictions in the source.