UNSPSC 50534525: Dried non GMO van dyke mangoes

The variety of non GMO mangoes known as non GMO van dyke 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 50534525 Dried non GMO van dyke mangoes (Commodity) captures a narrow product line within school nutrition and institutional food service procurement, though recent state and local opportunities tagged to this code show minimal direct alignment with the dried mango specification. The opportunities actually being solicited under this code span broad school lunch program grocery procurement, institutional food service for state-supported living facilities, fresh produce supply for school nutrition, senior meal preparation and delivery, and packaged meal boxes for summer food service programs — none of which explicitly reference dried mangoes or the non-GMO van dyke variety as a line item. Issuing bodies include 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), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and state procurement offices (State of Georgia). School districts and their food service departments appear as the most frequent buyers under recent activity.

Recent solicitations span Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. Representative opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases issuing IFB BNB052266 for over 1,100 line items of grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education with a response date of June 30, 2026 and contract term July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 under the National School Lunch Program with 51 percent domestic agricultural content requirements; Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issuing IFB #SN002-2027 for over 200 line items of fresh produce including specialty items such as mangos, with bids due June 26, 2026 and contract term July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027; and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners issuing ITB-26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated three-year value of $17,832,659.90 and bids due June 25, 2026. The code shows activity across state education procurement and county institutional food service but does not reflect targeted solicitation of dried or specialty mango products as a distinct commodity line.