UNSPSC 50531552: Dried non GMO laxton apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO laxton 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 50531552 Dried non-GMO Laxton apples, a Commodity code, covers dried apple products procured by school districts, county health and human services facilities, and municipal purchasing offices as components of nutrition and food-service supply contracts. State and local governments buy dried apples as shelf-stable ingredients for school breakfast and lunch programs, senior meal services, child nutrition summer food programs, and institutional food supply for supported living centers. The product typically appears as a line item within larger grocery or produce bids rather than as a standalone procurement, reflecting its role as part of broader meal-preparation sourcing under federal nutrition program requirements such as the National School Lunch Program and Buy American provisions mandating minimum domestic agricultural content.

Recent state and local solicitations show activity centered in school districts and county nutrition programs across Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and Connecticut. The City of Bridgeport Department of Public Purchases, on behalf of the Bridgeport Board of Education, solicited over 1,100 line items of grocery items including dried fruits for the 2026–27 school year (IFB BNB052266, due June 30, 2026), with deliveries to a central warehouse and school sites Monday through Friday. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission sought food and consumable products for the El Paso State Supported Living Center (IFB HHS0017449, due July 11, 2026) under a prior contract valued at $1.5 million annually. Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia posted a fresh and specialty produce bid covering multiple apple varieties for July 2026–June 2027 delivery (IFB SN002-2027, due June 26, 2026). The Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi requested packaged meal boxes for its summer food program (Bid No. 609-26, due April 29, 2026). All solicitations enforce Buy American requirements, HACCP food-safety protocols, nutritional compliance standards, and firm fixed pricing over the contract term, with deliveries tied to school calendar cycles and institutional meal schedules.