UNSPSC 50531522: Dried non GMO elstar apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO elstar 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 50531522 Dried non-GMO Elstar apples (Commodity) covers specialized dried-apple products that state and local school districts and human-services facilities procure as part of broader nutrition programs. The code appears in grocery and food-supply solicitations where Elstar varieties—a specific cultivar of dried apple—are line items within larger meal-service or food-inventory contracts. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include school districts procuring for child nutrition programs (breakfast, lunch, snack service), county departments of education managing food service, and state human-services agencies supplying institutional food operations. The scope of work involves sourcing, quality assurance (including laboratory testing for flavor, color, and texture), compliance with Buy American agricultural-content requirements (typically 51 percent domestic), adherence to Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, and delivery on prepaid-freight, firm-price terms to central warehouses and multiple school or facility sites.

Recent opportunities show activity concentrated in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Board of Education issued IFB BNB052266 in June 2026 seeking grocery items (including dried produce) across 1,100 line items for the National School Lunch Program, with a contract term from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027 and blind-testing requirements at vendor expense. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia issued IFB #SN002-2027 in June 2026 for fresh produce spanning over 200 line items with a July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 contract period; while the primary focus is fresh produce, dried-apple varieties may appear in similar institutional nutrition RFQs. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 in June 2026 for food and consumable products to supply the El Paso State Supported Living Center and other HHSC facilities, with a historical prior-period value of $1.5 million and a September 1, 2026–August 31, 2027 initial term. These solicitations require vendor registration, liability insurance ($1 million to $2 million per occurrence), HACCP certification where applicable, and documentation of state health inspections and compliance with federal nutrition standards.