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 tangerine oranges is a Commodity code that encompasses fresh and processed citrus products purchased by state and local food service programs, school nutrition departments, and institutional food suppliers. The code captures items being solicited as line items within large bundled grocery and fresh-produce RFPs and IFBs issued by school districts, county nutrition programs, and state health and human services agencies. State and local governments buy under this code primarily to fulfill National School Lunch Program requirements, senior meal programs, and institutional food service operations; purchases are often mixed into broader food-commodity solicitations that also span vegetables, fruits, proteins, and pantry staples rather than as standalone dried-citrus contracts.

Recent activity spans school districts in Connecticut, Georgia, and Mississippi; state-level procurement by Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the State of Georgia; and county-level programs including Hillsborough County, Florida's senior meal services (valued at $17.8 million over three years) and Hancock County Schools in Georgia. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items due June 30, 2026 supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education Food & Nutrition Services; Hancock County Board of Education's fresh-produce IFB encompassing citrus varieties among 200-plus line items due June 26, 2026 for the 2026–27 school year; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's IFB for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center due July 11, 2026, with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million. All solicitations enforce Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products where applicable, mandate blind sample testing for nutritional compliance and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act standards, and require HACCP plans and multi-location delivery. Pricing is typically firm fixed throughout the contract term with no fuel or freight surcharges permitted.