UNSPSC 50531514: Dried non GMO court pendu plat apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO court pendu plat 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 50531514 Dried non GMO court pendu plat apples is a Commodity code that describes a specific variety of dried apple product, but recent state and local procurement activity under this code shows minimal direct solicitation for the narrowly specified item. Instead, the opportunities posted under or near this code reflect broader food-service procurement across school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food supply contracts where dried apples may appear as one line item among hundreds in larger grocery or produce buys. State and local issuing bodies posting related opportunities include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi), county governments (Hillsborough County, Florida), state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission), and the State of Georgia. The work being bought spans National School Lunch Program-compliant grocery items, fresh and processed produce for school meal programs, senior congregate and home-delivered meal services, and institutional food and consumable products for state-supported living centers—all subject to Buy American provisions requiring domestic agricultural content and compliance with nutrition standards under the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act and related federal nutrition rules.

Recent opportunities cluster in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions, with posted solicitations from Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi between April and June 2026. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services for the 2026–2027 school year under the National School Lunch Program; Hancock County Board of Education IFB for over 200 fresh-produce line items including multiple apple varieties (IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) for schools in Georgia; and Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners ITB for senior meal preparation and delivery services valued at $17,832,659.90 over three years (ITB-26-00289, due June 25, 2026). The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted an IFB for food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026). Dried-apple products would be competitive primarily as components of larger multi-item bids rather than as standalone solicitations under this specific commodity code.