UNSPSC 50531527: Dried non GMO gascoyne's scarlet apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO gascoyne's scarlet 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 50531527 Dried non-GMO Gascoyne's scarlet apples is a Commodity code that represents a specific agricultural product line within broader food procurement — but recent state and local opportunities show little activity directly aligned with this dried-apple variety. The opportunities that have posted under or near this code span much wider food service and nutrition categories: school district grocery and fresh produce bids, state health and human services food service contracts, county senior meal programs, and summer food service procurement. When state and local agencies do solicit dried fruit or specialty produce items, they typically fold them into larger RFP or IFB packages covering multiple food categories (breakfast items, vegetables, fruits, snacks, beverages, and proteins) rather than issuing standalone solicitations for a single dried-apple type. The issuing bodies include school districts (Hancock County Schools in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and county government (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners in Florida), reflecting the broad reach of child nutrition and senior nutrition programs across jurisdictions.

The geographic footprint of recent activity spans Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. Representative recent opportunities include the Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 IFB for over 1,100 line items of grocery goods (breakfast, cereals, baked goods, frozen products, condiments, vegetables, fruits, dairy, snacks, beverages, and meats) with a contract term through June 30, 2027 and firm fixed pricing; Hancock County Schools' June 2026 IFB for fresh produce encompassing over 200 line items across multiple apple varieties, berries, and vegetables for delivery through June 30, 2027; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's June 2026 IFB for food and consumable products at the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with a historical monetary value of $1.5 million for the prior contract period and pricing subject to Consumer Price Index adjustment. All school nutrition solicitations enforce the Buy American Provision requiring at least 51 percent domestic agricultural ingredients, the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act nutrition standards, and blind testing of product samples at vendor expense.