UNSPSC 50531536: Dried non GMO gravenstein apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO gravenstein 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 50531536 Dried non GMO gravenstein apples is a Commodity code that covers specialty dried apple products for institutional food service, school nutrition programs, and state-supported facility kitchens. State and local governments procuring under this code are primarily school districts and state health and human services agencies sourcing ingredients for child nutrition, senior meal programs, and institutional food service operations. The work solicited reflects broad food and consumable procurement—school lunch programs, congregate senior dining, and state facility kitchens—where dried gravenstein apples appear as line items within larger fresh and processed produce scopes. Issuing bodies include state education procurement offices (via school districts), state health and human services commissions, county boards of education, and municipal purchasing departments acting on behalf of school nutrition departments.

Recent activity is concentrated in the South and Southeast. The Bridgeport Board of Education (Connecticut) issued IFB BNB052266 for over 1,100 grocery line items due June 30, 2026, requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content and compliance with the National School Lunch Program and Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act standards. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) posted IFB #SN002-2027 for over 200 fresh produce line items, including multiple apple varieties, due June 26, 2026, with delivery to three school sites and a July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 contract term. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumable products serving the El Paso State Supported Living Center, with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million and proposals due July 13, 2026. The Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) solicited packaged meal boxes for summer nutrition programming, due April 29, 2026. Hillsborough County (Florida) issued ITB-26-00289 for senior meal preparation and delivery services, estimated at $17.8 million over three years and due June 25, 2026. Buy American provisions requiring 51 percent domestic agricultural content and compliance with federal nutrition standards dominate school and state facility solicitations in this space.