UNSPSC 50521527: Non GMO gascoyne's scarlet apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO gas non GMOcoyne's scarlet apples. 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 50521527 Non GMO gascoyne's scarlet apples is a Commodity code that nominally names a specific apple variety, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show little activity aligned with the code's strict product definition. The opportunities span food-service procurement across multiple issuing bodies—county parks and recreation departments, school districts, healthcare coalitions, and state education agencies—but they solicit broad fresh produce categories (fruits, vegetables, snacks) rather than the specific non-GMO Gascoyne's scarlet apple variety. School districts dominate the recent posting activity, with Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Early County Board of Education, and Bartow County School System each posting multiple fresh-produce RFBs and RFPs. Most solicitations weight cost heavily (typically 30–40% of evaluation points) and impose geographic or local-sourcing preferences, Buy American provisions, or organic-produce discounts, reflecting operational priorities around supply-chain proximity and food-safety compliance.

Recent opportunities cluster in the Southeast and Midwest, with Georgia (Hancock County, Bartow County, Early County, and the State of Georgia) and Wisconsin (Madison Metropolitan School District) showing the most recent activity as of June through August 2026. Representative recent solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (70–90 cases weekly, $78,000 annual contract value, bids due July 29, 2026) and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison (5,900 servings weekly, contract term September 1–November 30, 2026, bids due July 29, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items across multiple apple varieties and other produce (bids due June 26, 2026, contract period July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027); and Bartow County School System's RFP 10-2026-019 for local fresh fruits and vegetables sourced within 400 miles (proposal deadline June 22, 2026, contract term July 20, 2026–June 30, 2027). The code shows little recent activity for the specific Gascoyne's scarlet apple commodity as tagged and represents a mismatch between the nominal UNSPSC definition and the actual procurement scope being pursued.