UNSPSC 50531500: Dried non GMO apples

The type of fleshy usually rounded and red, yellow, or green edible pome fruit of a tree (genus malus) of the rose family that has been dried for preservation. 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 50531500 Dried non-GMO apples, a Class code, encompasses dried apple products and allied dried fruit commodities procured by state and local school districts, county health and human services agencies, and municipal boards of education primarily to support child nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food service operations. State and local buyers under this code source dried fruits as components of larger food and consumable product contracts, often bundled with fresh produce, breakfast items, and shelf-stable goods to meet National School Lunch Program compliance, Buy American agricultural content requirements, and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards. Issuing bodies include school district nutrition departments (both standalone produce procurements and integrated grocery contracts), state health and human services commissions managing state-supported living centers and senior meal programs, and county commissioners' offices administering congregate meal and home-delivery nutrition services. The code sees activity across multiple jurisdictions but remains subordinate to broader food-service family purchasing, where dried fruits appear as line items within larger solicitations rather than as standalone commodity buys.

Recent activity spans the Southeast and includes the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Bridgeport Board of Education) soliciting over 1,100 grocery line items including dried fruits under IFB BNB052266, due June 30, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission procuring food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026, with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) seeking fresh and specialty produce for the 2026-27 school year under IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026; and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (Florida) requesting senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17.8 million over three years under ITB-26-00289, due June 25, 2026. Georgia's statewide food, supplies, and other kitchen products solicitation (PE55645NONST2026000000009) posted May 15, 2026, and Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) solicited packaged meal boxes for the Child Nutrition Summer Food Service Program under Bid No. 609-26, due April 29, 2026. Most opportunities require firm pricing, Buy American compliance with 51 percent domestic agricultural content, and delivery to central warehouses and school sites on 48x40 pallets or equivalent logistics.