UNSPSC 50531507: Dried non GMO bramley seedling apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO bramley seedling apples that have 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 50531507 Dried non-GMO Bramley seedling apples is a Commodity code that covers dried apple products for institutional food service, but the recent state and local opportunities tagged under this code show minimal direct alignment with the specific commodity. School districts and county social-service agencies are the primary buyers under the code's broader family, soliciting packaged and fresh produce for child nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food operations. The City of Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, and Texas Health and Human Services Commission all posted opportunities in the past four months that span broad grocery and produce categories encompassing multiple fruit and vegetable line items. These jurisdictions typically require compliance with Buy American provisions (51 percent domestic agricultural content), Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act nutrition standards, and HACCP food safety protocols. Vendors must accept ordering through school-district procurement systems, deliver on a Monday-through-Friday schedule to central warehouses and school sites, maintain firm pricing throughout the contract term, and provide comprehensive product documentation including nutritional analyses, health inspection records, and liability insurance.

Recent opportunities cluster in the South and Mid-Atlantic, with the most visible activity in Connecticut (City of Bridgeport), Georgia (Hancock County and State of Georgia), Texas (Health and Human Services Commission El Paso facility), Florida (Hillsborough County senior meals), and Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District). The Hancock County Schools fresh-produce RFQ (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) explicitly named apple varieties including Granny Smith, Fuji, Gala, and Honey Crisp among over 200 line items, though dried apples were not specified in the published scope. The Bridgeport Board of Education RFQ (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) encompassed 1,100+ grocery line items with frozen and fresh produce categories supporting the National School Lunch Program, with blind testing of samples at vendor expense. The Hillsborough County ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery (ITB-26-00289, due June 25, 2026) estimated $17.8 million over three years but covered prepared meals and catering services rather than commodity procurement. The code shows activity under school nutrition contracts and state institutional food service but does not surface recent solicitations specifically targeting dried apple products at the commodity level.