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 that encompasses fresh and processed whole apples and apple products supplied to school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and institutional food operations. State and local governments procure dried and fresh apples as components of comprehensive grocery and produce contracts supporting child nutrition, senior meals, and facility food service, but the recent opportunities block shows no solicitations explicitly dedicated to dried apples as a standalone line item. The code sits within a much broader procurement landscape where apples—fresh Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Ambrosia, Honey Crisp, and Jazz varieties—appear as itemized line items in larger school nutrition grocery and fresh produce bids. Issuing bodies include school districts (Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia; Hancock County Board of Education, Georgia; Bulloch County Board of Education, Georgia; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Georgia; Meriden Public Schools, Connecticut; Pascagoula-Gautier School District, Mississippi; Douglas County School System, Georgia), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), county and municipal authorities (City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases for the Bridgeport Board of Education, Connecticut; Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, Florida), and cooperative buying groups (GEC Buying Cooperative serving 30 school districts in Georgia). Most activity centers on school nutrition procurement, with secondary demand from state-supported living facilities and senior meal services.

Recent opportunities reflect strong geographic concentration in the Southeast, particularly Georgia, with secondary activity in Connecticut, Florida, Virginia, and Texas. Representative solicitations include the Hancock County Board of Education IFB for fresh produce (June 26, 2026 response date) spanning multiple apple varieties across 200+ line items; Bulloch County Board of Education IFB for school nutrition groceries (May 4, 2026 response date) with comprehensive fruit specifications; Savannah-Chatham County Public School System's fresh produce bid (April 23, 2026 response date) specifying 21,125 cases of Fuji apples annually; Fairfax County Public Schools IFB for Master Grocery K-12 (April 27, 2026 response date) requiring delivery to 45 schools and seven distribution kitchens; and Douglas County School System's RFP for fresh produce and eggs through the GEC Buying Cooperative (March 4, 2026 response date) covering 30 school districts with estimated annual spending of $4.4 million for Area One alone. All school nutrition procurements enforce Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content and include stringent food safety, nutritional, and delivery compliance standards. The code shows no standalone dried-apple opportunities; vendors pursuing this commodity typically bid as part of comprehensive fresh produce or grocery master contracts where apples are itemized line items rather than dedicated products.