UNSPSC 50531546: Dried non GMO jonamac apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO jonamac 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 50531546 Dried non-GMO jonamac apples, a Commodity code, does not reflect the actual scope of state and local procurement activity in the available recent opportunities. The posted solicitations under this code encompass comprehensive grocery and food-service procurement spanning fresh produce, processed foods, meals, and related supplies for school nutrition programs, senior meal delivery, institutional food service, and state operations—far broader than the dried apple commodity the code nominally describes. School districts dominate the issuing bodies, with city purchasing departments, county boards of education, and state agencies also active. Fairfax County Public Schools (Virginia), Meriden Public Schools (Connecticut), Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (Georgia), Douglas County School System (Georgia), Pascagoula-Gautier School District (Mississippi), and Bulloch County Board of Education (Georgia) appear in recent RFPs and IFBs. The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut; Hillsborough County, Florida; and the State of Georgia and Texas Health and Human Services Commission also solicited under this code in recent weeks.

Recent opportunities cluster in the Southeast—Georgia (multiple school districts and the state procurement office), Connecticut, Florida, Mississippi, and Virginia—with Texas and broader geographic spread also represented. Representative solicitations include the City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases' June 2026 IFB for over 1,100 grocery line items (including fresh produce, frozen goods, dairy, and meats) for the Bridgeport Board of Education's Food & Nutrition Services, due June 30, 2026; Fairfax County Public Schools' April 2026 IFB for Master Grocery K-12 covering food delivery to 45 schools and distribution kitchens, due April 27, 2026; the Douglas County School System's February 2026 RFP for food supply and distribution services serving approximately 25,500 students with an estimated annual spend of $9 million, due February 18, 2026; and Meriden Public Schools' March 2026 RFP for commercial groceries and USDA Foods with an anticipated contract value of approximately $3.1 million for 2026–2027, due February 25, 2026. Buy American provisions requiring minimum 51 percent domestic agricultural content and compliance with the National School Lunch Program standards appear across school nutrition procurements. The code shows robust activity but the mismatch between the nominal commodity (dried jonamac apples) and the breadth of actual solicitations suggests either miscoding or use of the code as a catch-all for broader food-service procurement.