UNSPSC 50521561: Non GMO pacific rose apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO pacific rose 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 50521561 Non GMO Pacific Rose Apples (Commodity) shows little relevant recent activity. The code nominally describes a single apple variety, yet the recent opportunities block contains no solicitations explicitly requesting Pacific Rose apples. Instead, state and local school districts across Georgia and Texas have posted sixteen procurement notices between February and July 2026 for comprehensive fresh produce contracts—bananas, mixed fruit and vegetable programs, seasonal local produce, and multi-item commodity bundles—that mention apple varieties (Gala, Fuji, Granny Smith, Ambrosia, Honey Crisp, Jazz, and others) but do not specifically call for Pacific Rose apples by name or Non-GMO certification. A single opportunity (Hancock County Board of Education IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) lists multiple apple varieties in its 200+ line-item produce procurement, but Pacific Rose is absent from the published specification. The code appears to be a narrow commodity-level tag that does not map cleanly to the bundled, multi-item procurement patterns dominating state and local school nutrition purchasing today.

School districts in Georgia, Florida, and Texas are the primary issuing bodies, with activity concentrated in institutional food service for the 2026-2027 school year. Notable repeat buyers include Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin), Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia), Bartow County School System (Georgia), Bulloch County School District (Georgia), Liberty County Board of Education (Georgia), Muscogee County School District (Georgia), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Glynn County Board of Education (Georgia), McAllen Independent School District (Texas), Austin Independent School District (Texas), and Douglas County School System (Georgia, procuring for 30 districts via GEC cooperative). Procurement types are overwhelmingly Requests for Bid (RFB), Invitations for Bid (IFB), and Requests for Proposal (RFP). Representative opportunities include Liberty County Board of Education's IFB for produce and food products (sealed bids due April 29, 2026) spanning over 400 items, and Austin Independent School District's RFP 26RFP034 for fresh produce and beverages (proposals due March 11, 2026). If Pacific Rose apples are relevant to your business, monitor broader fresh-produce commodity codes rather than this narrow specification.