UNSPSC 50534504: Dried non GMO edwards mangoes

The variety of non GMO mangoes known as non GMO edwards mangoes 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 50534504 Dried non-GMO Edwards mangoes is a Commodity code with no recent state and local procurement activity reflected in current solicitation data. The code nominally identifies a single dried-fruit product line, yet the most recent opportunities tagged under this code involve broad grocery procurement, school nutrition meal services, fresh produce supply (including fresh mangoes, not dried), institutional food service, and senior meals—none of which center on or specifically reference dried Edwards mangoes. The mismatch between the code's narrow product scope and the wide-ranging food-service solicitations tagged to it suggests either miscoding in the source data or incidental inclusion of dried mangoes as a minor line item within much larger, diversified food procurement contracts.

State and local solicitations in the tagged opportunities span school districts, county boards of education, city purchasing departments, state agencies, and county health-and-human-services commissions across Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia, with school nutrition programs and senior meal services dominating recent activity. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases seeking over 1,100 grocery-line items for the Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services with electronic bids due June 30, 2026 (IFB); the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with proposals due July 13, 2026 (IFB); Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia soliciting fresh produce with sealed bids due June 26, 2026 (IFB); and Fairfax County Public Schools seeking Master Grocery K-12 service with bids due April 27, 2026 (IFB). If dried Edwards mangoes are procured at all under this code, they would appear as a single line item or component within these expansive multi-category food-supply contracts rather than as the primary focus of an independent solicitation.