UNSPSC 50531549: Dried non GMO kidd's orange red apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO kidd's orange red 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 50531549 Dried non-GMO Kidd's Orange Red apples, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line that state and local governments procure almost exclusively as part of much larger school nutrition and senior meal programs rather than as a standalone item. Recent solicitations show the code embedded within comprehensive food supply contracts that span fresh produce, grocery staples, and prepared meals for child nutrition, senior services, and institutional food service operations. School districts dominate the issuing bodies—Fairfax County Public Schools, Bulloch County Board of Education, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Meriden Public Schools, Hancock County Board of Education, and Pascagoula-Gautier School District all posted opportunities in recent months—alongside state health and human services agencies (Texas Health and Human Services Commission, State of Georgia), counties (Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners), and municipalities (City of Bridgeport, City of Dallas). The work is not acquisition of dried apples as a commodity but rather participation in large-scale food procurement frameworks where dried apples, if included at all, appear as one line item among hundreds in standardized school lunch menus, breakfast programs, or senior meal services. Buy American provisions mandating domestic agricultural content run through nearly every opportunity.

Geographic activity concentrates in the Southeast, particularly Georgia (Douglas County, Bulloch County, Savannah-Chatham County, and State of Georgia solicitations), with secondary activity in Florida (Hillsborough County), Connecticut (Meriden, Bridgeport), Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier), Virginia (Fairfax County), and Texas (HHSC). Fairfax County Public Schools' Master Grocery K-12 (IFB 2000004323, due April 27, 2026) and Meriden Public Schools' RFP 026-41 Commercial & USDA Foods (RFP02641, due February 25, 2026, anticipated contract value $3.1 million) exemplify the scale: both solicit hundreds of line items, multiple delivery locations, and annual commitments spanning July through June. Douglas County School System's RFP SN 26-003 for Food Supply and Distribution Services (due February 18, 2026) targets approximately $9 million annually across 32 schools. Dried apples, if procured under this code at all, compete within these large aggregated awards rather than as discrete commodity buys. The code itself sees minimal standalone market activity; participation requires positioning as a full-service food distributor or grocery supplier capable of managing complex school nutrition compliance, Buy American documentation, HACCP food safety protocols, and integration into district ordering systems such as LINQ School Solutions or Bonfire e-procurement platforms.