UNSPSC 50534519: Dried non GMO palmer mangoes

The variety of non GMO mangoes known as non GMO palmer 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 50534519 Dried non-GMO palmer mangoes is a Commodity code under which state and local governments purchase specialty dried fruit for school meal programs, senior nutrition services, and institutional food service operations. Recent solicitations show that this code captures procurement activity around broader fresh and processed fruit supply contracts, though dried mangoes specifically appear as line items within larger produce or grocery specifications rather than as standalone purchases. The issuing bodies are predominantly school districts (Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System in Georgia, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, Bulloch County Board of Education in Georgia, Meriden Public Schools in Connecticut, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, and Douglas County School System in Georgia), municipal and county governments (City of Bridgeport in Connecticut for its Board of Education, Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), and state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia). Dried mangoes typically appear within product line items alongside fresh apples, berries, citrus, and other specialty items in school nutrition programs and federal Child Nutrition Program compliance contexts, subject to Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic agricultural content and USDA food safety standards including HACCP plans and recall capability.

Geographic concentration is heaviest in the Southeast, particularly Georgia (Douglas County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County, and the State of Georgia itself), with additional activity in Connecticut (Bridgeport, Meriden), Florida (Hillsborough County), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier), Virginia (Fairfax County), and Texas (El Paso State Supported Living Center). Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce for the 2026-27 school year (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026), which specified over 200 produce line items including specialty items such as mangos and papayas; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's bid for fresh produce (Bid 26-34, due April 23, 2026) covering 72 produce items for 60 school sites; and Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative (SN 26-004, due March 4, 2026) spanning 72 line items across two geographic areas serving 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $5.5 million combined. All solicitations emphasize firm fixed pricing, F.O.B. destination delivery, compliance with federal nutrition and food safety standards, and supplier capacity to serve multiple school sites with consistent weekly delivery schedules.