UNSPSC 50534441: Dried non GMO tangerina oranges

The variety of non GMO mandarin oranges and tangerines known as non GMO tangerina 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 50534441 Dried non GMO tangerina oranges is a Commodity code that represents a narrow product line within food procurement, yet recent state and local solicitations in the dataset do not reflect direct demand for this specific commodity. The opportunities tagged under this code span broad school nutrition, senior meal services, and institutional food supply procurements that encompass fresh produce, dried fruits, and comprehensive grocery assortments as line items within larger contracts, but the sourced records show no solicitation explicitly focused on dried tangerine oranges as a standalone or primary procurement vehicle. School districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and municipal food service operations are the primary issuing bodies executing food service contracts in the dataset, with Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut, Douglas County School System in Georgia, and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida appearing as repeat buyers across multiple solicitations for grocery and produce supply. The geographic footprint spans the Southeast (Georgia, Florida, Mississippi), Mid-Atlantic (Connecticut, Virginia), and select Texas procurement activity, reflecting concentrated school nutrition procurement in those regions.

Representative recent opportunities include Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 IFB (2000004323, due April 27, 2026) seeking grocery products across 76+ items for delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens, with firm fixed pricing and 365-day price holds; Douglas County School System's Food Supply and Distribution Services RFP SN26-003 (due February 18, 2026) for approximately 32,000 daily meals across 32 schools with estimated annual spend of $9 million; and Meriden Public Schools' RFP 026-41 (due February 25, 2026) for commercial groceries, beverages, and USDA Foods serving 8,200 students across 13 sites with an anticipated contract value of approximately $3.1 million for 2026–2027. While dried fruit items may appear as component line items in these comprehensive grocery and produce contracts, the code does not reflect standalone demand for dried tangerine oranges in current state and local solicitation activity, and pursuing this code would require engagement with buyers through large-lot institutional food service channels rather than commodity-specific tenders.