UNSPSC 50534445: Dried non GMO wilkins tangerines

The variety of non GMO mandarin oranges and tangerines known as non GMO wilkins tangerines 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 50534445 Dried non-GMO Wilkins tangerines, a Commodity code, nominally names a specific dried fruit product, but state and local procurement activity under this code reflects broad food and consumable sourcing for school nutrition programs, state-supported living facilities, senior meal services, and general institutional food service operations. The recent opportunities show school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and county commissioners purchasing across hundreds of line items spanning fresh produce, packaged foods, dairy, proteins, beverages, and meal-preparation services rather than dried tangerines specifically. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and county boards of education managing child nutrition and summer food service programs, supplemented by state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia) and county governments (Hillsborough County, Florida) contracting for senior meal delivery and institutional food service. Most solicitations are framed as IFBs or ITBs, with firm fixed pricing and Buy American provision compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content on processed items) as routine requirements. Vendors must meet HACCP certification, state health inspection standards, nutritional compliance (Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act standards), liability insurance ($500,000 to $2,000,000 per-occurrence minimums typical), and delivery logistics tied to school warehouse or facility sites on Monday–Friday schedules with Net 30 to Net 45 payment terms.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Texas. The Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB for fresh produce across 200+ line items (due June 26, 2026); the City of Bridgeport (Connecticut) Department of Public Purchases solicited grocery items spanning 1,100+ SKUs for the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services (due June 30, 2026); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued an IFB for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million (due July 13, 2026); Hillsborough County (Florida) issued an ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated three-year value of $17.8 million (due June 25, 2026); the State of Georgia requested bids on food, supplies, and other kitchen products (due June 22, 2026); and the Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) solicited packaged 7-day meal boxes for the Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program (due April 29, 2026). The code shows little activity tied specifically to dried tangerines; the recent opportunities span general institutional food procurement where dried fruits, if purchased at all, appear as line items within broader grocery or produce contracts rather than standalone commodity buys.