UNSPSC 50531555: Dried non GMO mcintosh apples

The variety of non GMO apples known as non GMO mcintosh 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 50531555 Dried non GMO McIntosh apples, a Commodity code, represents a narrow product line within school nutrition and institutional food service procurement. State and local governments buy this item primarily as part of larger grocery and fresh-produce contracts serving school cafeterias, senior meal programs, and institutional food service operations. The code sees activity among school districts, county boards of education, state health and human services agencies, and county commissioners' offices managing congregate meal services. Scope of work under this code reflects integration into multi-item food service solicitations that span breakfast items, snacks, fresh produce, and shelf-stable goods, all subject to Buy American provisions requiring minimum domestic agricultural content, nutritional compliance under the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, allergen restrictions, and delivery to central warehouses or multiple school sites on standard pallets with emergency 24-hour backup capability.

Recent activity clusters in the Southeast and across school nutrition programs nationwide. The Bridgeport Board of Education in Connecticut solicited over 1,100 grocery line items including dried fruits under IFB BNB052266 with a June 30, 2026 response date for a July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027 contract term; Hancock County Board of Education in Georgia posted a fresh-produce IFB (#SN002-2027) due June 26, 2026 spanning over 200 line items and multiple apple varieties with delivery to three school sites; the State of Georgia sought food, supplies, and kitchen products under solicitation PE55645NONST2026000000009 due June 22, 2026; the Texas Health and Human Services Commission issued IFB HHS0017449 for food and consumables at the El Paso State Supported Living Center due July 11, 2026 with a prior-period historical value of $1.5 million; and Pascagoula-Gautier School District in Mississippi solicited packaged meal boxes for its summer food service program under IFB 609-26 with a response deadline of April 29, 2026. All contracts impose firm fixed pricing, prepaid freight, HACCP plans, vendor liability insurance in the $1–$2 million range, and compliance with federal nutrition standards and Buy American requirements.