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 school nutrition and institutional food service procurement, though recent state and local opportunities show this specific dried-apple specification generating minimal standalone activity. State and local governments acquiring under this code typically appear as school districts and county boards of education purchasing fresh and processed produce for child nutrition programs operating under USDA commodity and Buy American compliance frameworks. Issuing bodies span school districts of varying sizes—from large consolidated systems like Fairfax County Public Schools and Douglas County Schools to smaller districts like Hancock County and Bulloch County—alongside state purchasing offices and county human services agencies managing senior meal programs and institutional food service. The procurement pattern reflects aggregated produce buying where dried apple products compete within broader fresh and processed fruit line items rather than as standalone contracted commodities; recent school nutrition solicitations name apples across multiple varieties (Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, Jazz) and forms (fresh and dried/processed) as components of comprehensive grocery or produce contracts rather than dedicated dried-apple buys.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, with recent school nutrition solicitations from Georgia (Bulloch County Schools, Savannah-Chatham County Schools, Douglas County Schools), Florida (Hillsborough County), Connecticut (Meriden Public Schools), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier Schools), and Virginia (Fairfax County Public Schools), alongside Texas state purchasing and broader state-level fresh-produce procurement in Georgia. Representative recent opportunities include the Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-004 issued February 4, 2026, for fresh produce and eggs serving 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of approximately $4.4 million for Area One, and Hancock County Board of Education's IFB #SN002-2027 for 2026-27 school-year fresh produce with bids due June 26, 2026, spanning over 200 line items including multiple apple varieties. The Bulloch County Board of Education School Nutrition Program (IFB #043025, due May 4, 2026) and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Bid 26-34, due April 23, 2026) both solicited comprehensive food products and fresh produce with apples embedded within broader grocery specifications. Dried-apple-specific procurement remains subsumed within these aggregated buys; business development activity should target participation in master-grocery and fresh-produce term contracts where dried or processed apple products are specified line items rather than expect standalone dried-apple solicitations.