UNSPSC 50531542: Dried non GMO james grieve apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO james grieve 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 50531542 Dried non-GMO James Grieve apples (Commodity) represents a narrowly specified apple variety within school meal procurement, but the code shows no recent direct solicitations for this specific product — the recent opportunities tag broader grocery and fresh-produce categories that may include dried apples incidentally rather than as a line item. State and local governments buying under this code span school districts and institutional food service programs, notably the Bridgeport Board of Education and Hancock County Board of Education, along with state health and human services agencies operating meal programs for seniors and residents in state-supported living facilities. The work itself is supply-chain participation in meal programs subject to Buy American provisions (minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content in processed products), HACCP food-safety plans, blind product testing, nutritional compliance with the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act, and delivery to multiple school sites or facilities on firm fixed pricing with no fuel surcharges permitted.

Recent activity clusters in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. Hancock County Board of Education (Georgia) issued IFB #SN002-2027 for fresh produce spanning multiple apple varieties including Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, and Honey Crisp (response due June 26, 2026), while the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases solicited GROCERY ITEMS under BNB052266 for the Bridgeport Board of Education covering over 1,100 line items including produce (due June 30, 2026). Texas Health and Human Services Commission sought food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center under IFB HHS0017449 with proposals due July 13, 2026 and historical annual value of $1.5 million. The State of Georgia posted a broader food-supplies solicitation on May 15, 2026 (due June 22, 2026) with scope details in an attached document. Hillsborough County (Florida) and Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi) also appear in the recent window but target broader meal preparation and packaged meal services rather than commodity-level produce sourcing. The dried James Grieve apple code itself appears under-indexed relative to the broader fresh-produce and institutional-food categories state and local buyers are actively procuring.