UNSPSC 50531521: Dried non GMO early mcintosh apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO early mcintosh 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 50531521 Dried non-GMO early McIntosh apples, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line within state and local food procurement but appears in solicitations only as one item among hundreds in broader grocery and fresh-produce contracts rather than as a standalone purchase. The recent state and local opportunities show that apples—fresh and dried varieties—are solicited as components of school nutrition programs, institutional food service, and senior meal contracts, typically bundled with dozens or hundreds of other food items under commodity purchasing agreements rather than purchased in isolation.

State and local activity under this code involves school districts, county school boards, county government nutrition programs, state health and human services agencies, and municipal school boards spanning Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. The Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 grocery-items RFP (BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) covered over 1,100 line items including fresh and processed fruits under Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content; the Hancock County Board of Education's June 2026 fresh-produce IFB (#SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026) specified multiple apple varieties (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) across 200-plus produce items for July 2026–June 2027 delivery to three school sites in Georgia; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's June 2026 IFB (HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) for the El Paso State Supported Living Center included food and consumable products with a prior-year value of $1.5 million; and the State of Georgia's May 2026 RFQ (PE55645NONST2026000000009, due June 22, 2026) for food, supplies, and other kitchen products did not itemize specific products in the summary. Dried McIntosh apples do not appear explicitly in any of the recent summaries reviewed, suggesting this Commodity code captures demand that is real but diffuse across larger food-service solicitations rather than concentrated in dedicated procurements.