UNSPSC 50534511: Dried non GMO kent mangoes

The variety of non GMO mangoes known as non GMO kent 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 50534511 Dried non-GMO kent mangoes is a Commodity code that does not map to the recent state and local procurement activity posted under it. The code nominally describes a single dried fruit product, but the six recent solicitations tagged with this code actually solicit broad food-service and meal-provision contracts — school nutrition programs, senior meal delivery, institutional food supplies, and fresh produce baskets — none of which feature dried mangoes or align with the code's narrow scope.

The mismatch suggests either systematic tagging error in the underlying procurement database or use of the code as a catch-all placeholder for food-related solicitations. The issuing bodies soliciting under the code span school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), county government (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida, Hancock County in Georgia), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and city procurement offices (City of Bridgeport, Connecticut). Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for over 200 line items of fresh produce (apples, berries, leafy greens, melons, specialty fruits including mangos and papayas, root vegetables) for delivery July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; Hillsborough County's June 2026 ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services estimated at $17.8 million over three years; and Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items supporting the National School Lunch Program with Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content. Activity spans Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and Texas, with school nutrition procurement as the dominant use case. The code shows no recent opportunities genuinely centered on dried non-GMO kent mangoes.