UNSPSC 50531540: Dried non GMO howgate wonder apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO howgate wonder 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 50531540 Dried non-GMO Howgate Wonder apples, a Commodity code, nominally names a single dried-apple product, but state and local governments actually buy under this code through broad food and nutrition solicitations spanning hundreds of line items of fresh produce, processed foods, and meal-service components for school nutrition programs, senior meal services, and state institutional facilities. The recent opportunities show school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and county commissions issuing RFPs, RFQs, IFBs, and ITBs for grocery items, fresh produce, food and consumable products, and prepared meal services — with dried apples and similar commodities embedded as individual line items within much larger scopes. Issuing bodies include school districts (Bridgeport Board of Education, Hancock County Board of Education, Pascagoula-Gautier School District), state agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), and county governments (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners).

Recent activity spans multiple states: Connecticut (Bridgeport Board of Education grocery solicitation, due June 30, 2026), Texas (HHSC El Paso State Supported Living Center food and consumables IFB, due July 13, 2026), Georgia (Hancock County Schools fresh produce IFB, due June 26, 2026), Florida (Hillsborough County senior meal preparation and delivery ITB, due June 25, 2026, with estimated contract value of $17,832,659.90 over three years), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District packaged meal boxes IFB, due April 29, 2026), and Georgia statewide (State of Georgia food, supplies, and kitchen products solicitation, due June 22, 2026). Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic agricultural content appear consistently across school nutrition opportunities. Pricing is firm fixed for the contract term in most solicitations, with annual CPI adjustments permitted in longer-term institutional contracts. The code shows no recent opportunities specifically for dried apples as a standalone item; dried apples appear subsumed within larger commodity and produce line-item lists rather than as discrete procurement vehicles.