UNSPSC 50531537: Dried non GMO greening apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO greening 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 50531537 Dried non-GMO greening apples is a Commodity code covering dehydrated apple products procured by school districts, state health and human services agencies, and county governments primarily for child nutrition programs and institutional food service. Recent solicitations show this code being used narrowly — most opportunities tag dried apple varieties as line items within broader fresh or processed produce contracts rather than as standalone procurements. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases seeking grocery items for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services Department (IFB BNB052266, due June 30, 2026) and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requesting food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0017449, due July 13, 2026) both encompass dried or processed produce within multi-hundred-line-item scopes. School districts dominate the issuing-body mix, with Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia, Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi, and the Bridgeport Board of Education all active recent buyers; state agencies including the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the State of Georgia also appear. All solicitations emphasize Buy American compliance (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products), HACCP food safety protocols, nutritional labeling and Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act compliance, and delivery to central warehouses or school sites on firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges.

Recent activity concentrates in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, with Georgia, Texas, Connecticut, Mississippi, and Florida representing the visible jurisdictions in the past four months. The Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce IFB (due June 26, 2026) and the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners' senior meal services ITB (due June 25, 2026, $17.8 million estimated value over three years) show sustained regional demand for meal components and prepared food, though dried greening apples appear as a component rather than a primary focus. Bridgeport's grocery solicitation spans over 1,100 line items with centralized warehouse delivery at 113 Federal Street and school-site drops on a firm fixed pricing basis with Net 45 payment terms and one-for-one pallet exchange. The code shows low standalone visibility — most recent state and local procurement under UNSPSC 50531537 tags dried apples as a minor ingredient or commodity within larger food-service or nutrition-program contracts rather than as a dedicated line-item purchase, limiting opportunity concentration and predictability for vendors specializing solely in this product category.