UNSPSC 50521641: Non GMO queen apricots

The variety of non GMO apricots known as non GMO queen apricots. 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 50521641 Non GMO queen apricots is a Commodity code that nominally names a specific fruit variety, but state and local governments procuring under this code show no recent purchasing activity for apricots—GMO or otherwise. The recent opportunities block contains seventeen school district and state solicitations, none of which mention apricots or the specific commodity this code denotes. Instead, state and local school nutrition programs are actively buying fresh produce through broad family-level codes that encompass dozens of fruit and vegetable line items: apples, bananas, berries, melons, citrus, leafy greens, root vegetables, and prepared produce items delivered on fixed schedules to school sites. The mismatch between the code's narrow commodity scope and the actual procurement landscape suggests that either the code has been misapplied to broader produce categories, or purchasing activity has shifted away from specialty fruit procurement toward consolidated produce contracts that bundle multiple items under higher-level UNSPSC families.

School districts across Georgia, Texas, and Florida—including Madison Metropolitan, Hancock County, Bartow County, Bulloch County, Liberty County, Muscogee County, Savannah-Chatham, Glynn County, McAllen Independent, Austin Independent, and Douglas County systems—are issuing RFPs, RFQs, and IFBs for fresh produce serving school nutrition programs under the National School Lunch Program and USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. Representative solicitations include Madison Metropolitan School District RFB 4162 for petite bananas (due July 29, 2026, estimated annual value $78,000) and RFB 4163 for fresh fruit and vegetable snacks (due July 29, 2026, contingent on federal grant approval); Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items (due June 26, 2026); and Douglas County School System RFP SN 26-004 through the GEC Buying Cooperative for fresh produce and eggs across 30 districts (due March 4, 2026, estimated annual spending $4.4 million for Area One and $1.1 million for Area Two). Pursuit of this code as currently tagged is not recommended; business development should instead target the Family-level codes under which school districts consolidate produce purchasing.