UNSPSC 50531524: Dried non GMO flower of kent apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO flower of kent 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 50531524 Dried non GMO flower of Kent apples, a Commodity code, is seldom directly solicited by state and local governments; the recent opportunities block shows no procurement activity specifically for this product line. State and local food purchasing under related codes focuses instead on fresh produce, complete grocery assortments for school nutrition programs, and prepared meal services that span multiple commodity categories rather than single dried botanical items. The nominal scope of the code—dried flowers from a specific apple variety—does not align with the actual procurement patterns documented in recent state and local solicitations.

Activity under neighboring grocery and produce codes is concentrated among school districts, county education boards, state health and human services agencies, and county commissioners' offices in Georgia, Texas, Florida, Mississippi, and Connecticut. Representative recent opportunities include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (on behalf of the Bridgeport Board of Education) soliciting over 1,100 line items of grocery items for school meals under IFB BNB052266 with an electronic due date of June 30, 2026; Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) requesting fresh produce across 200 line items under IFB SN002-2027 due June 26, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017449 with a historical annual value of $1.5 million; and Hillsborough County (Florida) advertising senior meal preparation and delivery services with an estimated three-year contract value of $17,832,659.90 under ITB 26-00289. The code itself generates negligible recent procurement demand and warrants close attention only if a firm develops capability in specialty dried botanical products marketed specifically to institutional food services—an unlikely procurement vector under current state and local purchasing patterns.