UNSPSC 50521529: Non GMO ginger gold apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO ginger gold 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 50521529 Non GMO ginger gold apples is a Commodity code. State and local school districts are the primary buyers under this code, and current activity shows that procurement offices are casting a much wider net than the code name suggests—they are buying bananas, mixed fresh produce, berries, apples of multiple varieties, leafy greens, root vegetables, and other commodity fruits and vegetables in bulk case quantities for school meal programs and federally funded fresh fruit and vegetable initiatives. The work solicited is supply and delivery of fresh produce to school nutrition departments, with emphasis on quality standards, traceability, HACCP plans, food safety compliance, Buy American domestic-commodity requirements, and weekly or bi-weekly delivery schedules to multiple school sites. Issuing bodies are exclusively school districts and school boards—no state departments, counties, cities, or transit authorities appear in recent activity. Repeat buyers include Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), school districts in Georgia (Hancock County, Bartow County, Early County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham County, Glynn County, and Douglas County through a GEC cooperative vehicle), and Texas independent school districts (McAllen and Austin), suggesting Georgia and Texas school nutrition programs are the most active segments. Geographic spread spans Wisconsin, Georgia, Texas, and Florida, with Georgia school districts dominating the recent-opportunities block with eight separate solicitations.

Representative recent opportunities include Madison Metropolitan School District's RFB 4162 for petite bananas (due July 29, 2026) and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks sourced within 400 miles of Madison and Wisconsin (due July 29, 2026); Hancock County Board of Education IFB for over 200 line items of fresh produce including multiple apple varieties and berries (sealed bids due June 26, 2026); Bulloch County School District IFP for 24 locally grown produce items within 200 miles of Bulloch County (proposals due May 4, 2026); and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System Bid 26-34 for 72 fresh produce items with estimated annual quantities ranging from 10 cases to 21,125 cases of Fuji apples (bids due April 23, 2026). Most solicitations use cooperative purchasing vehicles, RFB, RFP, or IFB notice types; contracts typically run twelve months from July 1 through June 30 with renewal options; and pricing is evaluated on a line-item basis with awards to single or multiple vendors based on lowest responsive and responsible bid. All require HACCP plans, traceability documentation, food recall procedures, liability insurance, E-Verify compliance, debarment certification, and Buy American compliance with 51 percent domestic agricultural content minimums for processed items.