UNSPSC 50534515: Dried non GMO manila mangoes

The variety of non GMO mangoes known as non GMO manila 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 50534515 Dried non GMO manila mangoes, a Commodity code, spans dried and processed tropical fruits that state and local governments purchase primarily as components of school meal programs, senior nutrition services, and institutional food service. Recent opportunities show that this code, despite its specificity, sits within much broader grocery and food-supply solicitations where dried mangoes appear as line items alongside hundreds of other produce, protein, dairy, and consumable goods. State and local issuing bodies treating this commodity are school districts, county boards of education, county commissioners' offices, and state health and human services agencies. The actual procurement work involves responding to large IFBs or ITBs that bundle dried mangoes with fresh produce, processed foods, and kitchen supplies, where vendors must meet Buy American provisions (typically 51 percent domestic content for processed agricultural products), nutritional standards under the National School Lunch Program and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, allergen controls (no nuts or nut oils), and delivery schedules to central warehouses and school sites on pallets with firm pricing and prepaid freight.

Recent activity spans Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education (Bridgeport, Connecticut) posted an IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items with a June 30, 2026 response date, requiring Buy American compliance and blind laboratory testing of samples at vendor expense. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted an IFB for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a July 13, 2026 response date and a historical annual value of $1.5 million. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued an IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with a June 26, 2026 response date and delivery to three school sites. Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) posted an ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years, requiring caterer licensure and HACCP certification. The State of Georgia and Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) also posted food-supply solicitations in the May-June 2026 window. Dried mangoes, when appearing in these opportunities, are embedded in comprehensive food-service vendor management requiring commercial general liability and products liability insurance, compliance documentation, nutritional analysis, and vendor performance tracking through state systems.