UNSPSC 50534437: Dried non GMO sampson tangelo oranges

The variety of non GMO mandarin oranges and tangerines known as non GMO sampson tangelo 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 50534437 Dried non-GMO Sampson tangelo oranges (Commodity) does not appear in state and local procurement activity. The recent opportunities block contains thirteen solicitations, none of which specifically reference dried tangelos or this Commodity code. The opportunities instead cluster around fresh produce, comprehensive grocery supply, meal preparation and delivery, and food service distribution for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food operations across Connecticut, Georgia, Florida, Texas, and Mississippi.

State and local procurement under codes in the fresh produce and food service families remains active, with school districts, county boards of education, state agencies, and municipal governments issuing RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs for fresh produce, groceries, and meal services. Representative recent solicitations include the Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) seeking fresh produce across two hundred line items for the 2026-27 school year under IFB #SN002-2027 with bids due June 26, 2026; the Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) requesting grocery items spanning over 1,100 line items under IFB BNB052266 with responses due June 30, 2026; the Douglas County School System (Georgia) issuing RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs across thirty districts with sealed proposals due March 4, 2026; and Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia) soliciting a Master Grocery K-12 contract under IFB 2000004323 with bids due April 27, 2026. These opportunities reflect the state and local sector's reliance on fresh produce, dried goods, frozen items, and specialty products to support Child Nutrition Programs, but dried non-GMO Sampson tangelos—a niche dried-citrus commodity—do not surface in current solicitation activity at the state and local level.