UNSPSC 50531532: Dried non GMO gold supreme apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO gold supreme 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 50531532 Dried non GMO gold supreme apples, a Commodity code, does not reflect the work state and local governments are actually buying under this classification. Recent solicitations tagged with this code focus overwhelmingly on fresh produce, whole groceries, and meal-service contracts rather than dried specialty apples, and the code shows minimal discrete activity aligned with its stated product name.

The recent opportunities in the dataset center on fresh produce procurement—apples appear as one line item among dozens in broader fresh-produce and grocery bids issued by school districts, county education systems, and state agencies. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) solicited over 200 line items of fresh produce spanning multiple apple varieties including Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Honey Crisp, and Jazz apples under IFB #SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026; Douglas County School System (Georgia) issued RFP SN 26-004 for fresh produce and eggs across 30 school districts with approximately $5.5 million in estimated annual spending, due March 4, 2026; and Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia) solicited 72 fresh-produce items including 21,125 cases of Fuji apples annually under Bid 26-34, due April 23, 2026. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases (Connecticut) issued IFB BNB052266 for over 1,100 grocery line items supporting the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food and Nutrition Services, with firm-fixed pricing and Buy American requirements mandating 51 percent domestic agricultural content, due June 30, 2026. Issuing bodies are predominantly school districts and school food authorities in Georgia, Connecticut, Texas, Mississippi, and Florida, alongside county commissioners and state health and human services agencies. Geographic activity clusters heavily in Georgia and Connecticut, with secondary activity in Texas, Florida, and Mississippi. The taxonomy appears to be a mislabel for broader fresh-produce and grocery supply activity rather than a discrete commodity for dried specialty apples; vendors pursuing this code should expect solicitations for large-volume fresh-produce and grocery distribution contracts tied to school nutrition programs and institutional meal services, not specialty dried-fruit procurement.