UNSPSC 50521586: Non GMO summer rambo apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO summer rambo 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 50521586 Non GMO summer rambo apples is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under it show minimal alignment with the code's nominal scope. The single directly relevant solicitation—Hancock County Board of Education's IFB for fresh produce—names apples as one of many line items (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, and Jazz varieties) but does not specify summer rambo apples or non-GMO requirements. The remaining recent opportunities are school nutrition procurements for diverse fresh produce, fresh fruit and vegetable snacks, fresh produce and eggs, and petite bananas—none of which target non-GMO summer rambo apples as a discrete commodity. The code shows little relevant recent activity, and the mismatch between the code's specific designation and actual solicitation scope suggests vendors pursuing this commodity should treat state and local procurement as a secondary channel and monitor direct relationships with school districts, institutional food service operations, and regional distributors rather than relying on UNSPSC-coded opportunities.

School districts across Georgia, Texas, Wisconsin, and Florida dominate the recent activity, with Madison Metropolitan School District, Hancock County Board of Education, Bulloch County School District, Glynn County Board of Education, Austin Independent School District, and Douglas County School System posting multiple fresh produce solicitations between February and July 2026. Representative recent opportunities include Hancock County's IFB (SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) for over 200 fresh produce line items including apples, and Glynn County's IFB 27-02 (due April 14, 2026) covering 60 produce items with weekly Tuesday deliveries to 16 schools. These procurements typically use IFB or RFP structures with firm pricing, Buy American compliance requirements, HACCP documentation, liability insurance of $500,000 to $2 million, and awards based on lowest responsive bidder or line-item scoring. No district procurement identified in the recent opportunities explicitly calls for non-GMO or summer rambo apple varieties, and price-indexed or cost-plus-fixed-fee models dominate institutional fresh produce contracting, making commodity-specific positioning difficult in this market segment.